Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 336 · 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.My cousins ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
4. 4.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
6. 6.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.___ I catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
9. 9.___ they sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
10. 10.We ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
11. 11.We ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
12. 12.Isha ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
14. 14.___ she telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
17. 17.___ my sister baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.You ___ a letter now. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
19. 19.My sister ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
20. 20.___ I eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
21. 21.___ my sister clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
24. 24.They ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) are go
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
27. 27.___ she washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
29. 29.They ___ on the stage now. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
31. 31.He ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) is clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
32. 32.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.She ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) are flying
34. 34.My cousins ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) are throw (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
35. 35.Nisha ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
37. 37.My brother ___ the match at the moment. (a) is win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
38. 38.___ Aisha eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.She ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) is studying
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning

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