Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 30 · 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.My sister ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
2. 2.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catch
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
4. 4.Priya ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
5. 5.He ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) am writing (d) is writing
6. 6.She ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
7. 7.You ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) are ride (d) is riding
8. 8.I ___ a story now. (a) am tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
9. 9.You ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bring (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
10. 10.___ we sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
12. 12.My cousins ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
14. 14.___ they washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.Aarav ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) is winning
16. 16.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.___ Sneha watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are run (b) are running (c) am running (d) is running
19. 19.___ we winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.___ she climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
22. 22.Dev ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
23. 23.___ Rohan climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.Isha ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catch
25. 25.Neel ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) am eating
26. 26.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) am climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
27. 27.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
32. 32.They ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) am helping
33. 33.He ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
37. 37.The children ___ the ball right now. (a) are throw (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
38. 38.The children ___ a letter right now. (a) are write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating

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