Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 303 · 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.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) are throw (d) am throwing
2. 2.My sister ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is build (d) is building
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
4. 4.We ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
6. 6.___ you clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.___ you buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
8. 8.___ my brother sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.My brother ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) is tell
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
11. 11.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
15. 15.My sister ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) is build (d) are building
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
17. 17.My brother ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drink (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
18. 18.___ we bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.___ Rahul jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Karan ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
21. 21.___ my sister going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
22. 22.The children ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
23. 23.___ they flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
25. 25.Ananya ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) is fly
26. 26.___ the students running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.___ Aditya cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.___ they telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
30. 30.We ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drink
31. 31.___ I helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
32. 32.My cousins ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) am buying
33. 33.My parents ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) are eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
34. 34.Sneha ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
36. 36.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
40. 40.Tara ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing

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