Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 318 · 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 ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
2. 2.Omkar ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drink (d) am drinking
3. 3.___ my parents cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.My brother ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
6. 6.I ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) am tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
7. 7.Rahul ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
9. 9.I ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) am study (d) am studying
10. 10.He ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
12. 12.I ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) am buy
13. 13.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
14. 14.They ___ a cap now. (a) are wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
15. 15.Ananya ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) is clap
16. 16.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
18. 18.My brother ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
19. 19.Ira ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
20. 20.You ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
21. 21.___ they cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.We ___ the bag right now. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
23. 23.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.They ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) am singing (d) are singing
25. 25.___ they studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
27. 27.Ananya ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is play
28. 28.We ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
30. 30.She ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
31. 31.We ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swim (d) are swimming
32. 32.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
33. 33.Rohan ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) is fly (d) am flying
34. 34.You ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are bake (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are baking
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
36. 36.My friends ___ in the park right now. (a) are run (b) am running (c) are running (d) is running
37. 37.___ I planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
39. 39.We ___ a picture now. (a) are draw (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
40. 40.She ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance

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