Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 332 · 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.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) are send (d) am sending
3. 3.___ they watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.___ she climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
6. 6.My sister ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
7. 7.___ Rohan swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.___ she throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
10. 10.___ Sneha cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
12. 12.Riya ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is take
13. 13.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) are plant (d) am planting
14. 14.___ Ira clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
16. 16.You ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) are eat (d) is eating
17. 17.___ she wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
19. 19.He ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) is take (d) am taking
20. 20.The children ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) are help
21. 21.___ she bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
23. 23.She ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
24. 24.___ Ira planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
25. 25.Aditya ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
26. 26.___ we making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
28. 28.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) is planting
29. 29.My cousins ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throw
30. 30.___ I playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
33. 33.___ my brother watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
34. 34.My brother ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) am sending
35. 35.I ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dance (d) am dancing
36. 36.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
37. 37.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
39. 39.Arjun ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) am riding
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping

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