Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 289 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (am / is / are + -ing): Time words: now, right now, at the moment, Look! I am + -ing; he / she / it / one name is + -ing; you / we / they are + -ing. -ing spelling: drop a silent e (dance → dancing); double one last consonant after one short vowel (swim → swimming, run → running).

1. 1.___ he throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) are build (d) am building
3. 3.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
4. 4.___ the students building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.I ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
8. 8.We ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) is cooking
9. 9.Aditya ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
11. 11.The children ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
12. 12.You ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) are catch (d) is catching
13. 13.___ my cousins catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.___ Rohan watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.___ we feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.You ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) are win (c) am winning (d) is winning
17. 17.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
20. 20.They ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
23. 23.___ Riya watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
27. 27.He ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
29. 29.___ I throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.___ we washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) am writing
32. 32.___ my brother feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.Sneha ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
34. 34.___ Kabir playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
36. 36.___ Tara drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.You ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
38. 38.___ we jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
40. 40.My brother ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing

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