Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 314 · 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.We ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are telling
2. 2.___ Kabir building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
4. 4.___ we telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
6. 6.My friends ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
8. 8.I ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eat
9. 9.The children ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) am studying
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
11. 11.We ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
12. 12.My brother ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
13. 13.She ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
14. 14.He ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
15. 15.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.She ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) is play
17. 17.My sister ___ Grandma now. (a) is help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
18. 18.___ we riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.Rohan ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) is sing (c) am singing (d) are singing
20. 20.I ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) am throw (d) is throwing
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 “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
23. 23.___ he building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
28. 28.You ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
29. 29.He ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
30. 30.My parents ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) are play (c) am playing (d) is playing
31. 31.My sister ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) is taking
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
35. 35.___ they eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.I ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) am play (c) are playing (d) is playing
37. 37.We ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
40. 40.I ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) am drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking

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