Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 307 · 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 telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.___ they dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.I ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) am buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
4. 4.___ you buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
6. 6.___ she clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.You ___ science now. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
8. 8.They ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
9. 9.Kunal ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
10. 10.___ they telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.___ we making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
15. 15.We ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
16. 16.___ you running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.They ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
18. 18.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
20. 20.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
23. 23.Riya ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
24. 24.___ we building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
26. 26.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
27. 27.___ my brother studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
29. 29.Aditya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
30. 30.The students ___ to school now. (a) are go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
32. 32.___ I playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.He ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
34. 34.___ I speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
36. 36.We ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) are drink
37. 37.Aditya ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
40. 40.They ___ a message right now. (a) are send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending

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