Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 352 · 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 climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.___ Rahul catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
3. 3.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.___ we building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
6. 6.He ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) is clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
7. 7.___ she climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.___ we playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.She ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
12. 12.My brother ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
13. 13.My brother ___ cricket now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
14. 14.My friends ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wear (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
15. 15.They ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
16. 16.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
17. 17.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) are writing
18. 18.My brother ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) is taking
19. 19.___ we bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.___ my friends winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) is running (c) are run (d) am running
22. 22.___ I catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.We ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bring
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
25. 25.Pooja ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) are helping
26. 26.___ you cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
29. 29.___ they writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.___ we feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
32. 32.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.___ she flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.___ he telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.They ___ a tree right now. (a) are plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
37. 37.Aarav ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) is studying
38. 38.My parents ___ the train right now. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is taking
39. 39.___ she winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding

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