Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 325 · 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 “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
4. 4.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
5. 5.He ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
7. 7.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
9. 9.My sister ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is build (c) is building (d) am building
10. 10.My parents ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watch
11. 11.Aarav ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
14. 14.___ I speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
16. 16.My brother ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
18. 18.I ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) am carry (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
19. 19.He ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catch (d) is catching
20. 20.___ he winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
22. 22.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is running (d) are run
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
24. 24.___ the children swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
27. 27.___ I going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.My brother ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is play (d) is playing
29. 29.Riya ___ the match now. (a) is win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
31. 31.They ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
32. 32.___ Saanvi dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.You ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) is sending
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
35. 35.She ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
36. 36.My brother ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
39. 39.Ishaan ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing

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