Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 313 · 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 “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
2. 2.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
4. 4.They ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are send
5. 5.He ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
6. 6.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.We ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) am running (d) are run
8. 8.You ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) are washing
9. 9.You ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
13. 13.___ my parents playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
15. 15.They ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
16. 16.She ___ the ball now. (a) is throw (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
17. 17.___ they going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
18. 18.She ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
20. 20.I ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am wash (d) am washing
21. 21.Arjun ___ the ball now. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
23. 23.___ I swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
25. 25.She ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) am buying
26. 26.They ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) are buy (d) am buying
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
28. 28.Aisha ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
29. 29.I ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) am speak
30. 30.___ Tara cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.___ he planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
34. 34.They ___ science right now. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
35. 35.___ Rohan speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
39. 39.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing

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