Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 343 · 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 ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) am clap (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
2. 2.___ my sister wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.My cousins ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
4. 4.___ he planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.We ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
7. 7.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
10. 10.My brother ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) is taking
11. 11.___ we studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
12. 12.I ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) am send
13. 13.She ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is draw
14. 14.___ we flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
17. 17.Ira ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
18. 18.She ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
19. 19.___ we climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
23. 23.We ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
25. 25.Dev ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) is write
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
28. 28.You ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are take (d) are taking
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
30. 30.___ my sister wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.We ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are win
32. 32.He ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
33. 33.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.___ she making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.___ Meera climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
36. 36.___ she flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
38. 38.___ they climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing

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