Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 331 · 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.___ I swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
3. 3.___ you singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
7. 7.___ they throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.Kabir ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
9. 9.I ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) am go (c) are going (d) am going
10. 10.___ my sister throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.___ they catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.___ Tara sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
13. 13.We ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) is eating
14. 14.___ the students buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
19. 19.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
21. 21.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.___ my sister swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.___ she cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
27. 27.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.___ we eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.___ my friends clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.My sister ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
32. 32.Pooja ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) is tell
33. 33.___ Nisha going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.My sister ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) is draw (d) am drawing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
36. 36.___ my friends washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.They ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) am drinking
38. 38.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) am buy (d) is buying
39. 39.They ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
40. 40.My brother ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying

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