Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 316 · 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 “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
2. 2.___ the children winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.___ I making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.She ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) am telling
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
7. 7.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
9. 9.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are building (c) are build (d) is building
10. 10.___ Ira swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
12. 12.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is running (d) is run
13. 13.___ Ishaan cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
15. 15.We ___ a message right now. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
16. 16.Diya ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catch (d) is catching
17. 17.Meera ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
18. 18.___ he sending a message right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.You ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are fly
20. 20.___ you sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
21. 21.___ the students studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
23. 23.My cousins ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) are send (d) am sending
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
25. 25.My brother ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
28. 28.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
30. 30.Ananya ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
31. 31.They ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speak (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speaking
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
33. 33.___ we telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
35. 35.___ she studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
36. 36.___ Aditya drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.___ my brother studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
38. 38.My sister ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) is take
39. 39.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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