Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 298 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
3. 3.Farhan ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
5. 5.___ he sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) is build (d) are building
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
8. 8.___ we taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
10. 10.My sister ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
11. 11.___ he jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.___ they cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
13. 13.He ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
14. 14.She ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) is clap (d) are clapping
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
16. 16.___ they playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
18. 18.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
19. 19.___ Ananya taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.Kunal ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) is run (d) am running
21. 21.Karan ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
22. 22.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are tell
23. 23.___ he going to school now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.They ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
25. 25.He ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
26. 26.You ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
28. 28.___ Kavya going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
30. 30.___ they running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
33. 33.___ Manav catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
34. 34.___ my friends playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
36. 36.We ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
37. 37.Rohan ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) is send (c) am sending (d) is sending
38. 38.Tara ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) is write (d) am writing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
40. 40.They ___ a picture now. (a) are draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing

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