Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 351 · 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 ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) am sing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
3. 3.They ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
4. 4.They ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) are winning
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
6. 6.We ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) are bring (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
7. 7.You ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
9. 9.___ we jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.She ___ lunch now. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
11. 11.___ they singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
13. 13.___ my cousins writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.They ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are send
15. 15.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
16. 16.___ you running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.We ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) is building (d) are building
18. 18.She ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
20. 20.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
21. 21.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
23. 23.Diya ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
24. 24.We ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swim (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
25. 25.___ she writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
27. 27.I ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) am fly (d) are flying
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
30. 30.My brother ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
31. 31.You ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) are draw
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
34. 34.He ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
35. 35.Dev ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
37. 37.She ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
38. 38.You ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
40. 40.___ she helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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