Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 353 · 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.They ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
2. 2.I ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) am carry (d) is carrying
3. 3.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) is build (d) are building
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
5. 5.___ my cousins cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.___ my parents taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.We ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) is cooking
8. 8.___ my sister bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
10. 10.I ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) am sing
11. 11.___ they wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is building (c) is build (d) are building
13. 13.We ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) are swim
14. 14.___ they telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
17. 17.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
18. 18.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.___ we taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
22. 22.___ she winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.The students ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
24. 24.___ they swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.___ I cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
27. 27.___ we baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
29. 29.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are running (c) am running (d) are run
30. 30.You ___ the ball now. (a) are throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
31. 31.She ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) is build (d) am building
32. 32.___ she eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.I ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) are going (c) am go (d) is going
34. 34.I ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) am feed
35. 35.We ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) are run (c) are running (d) am running
36. 36.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are plant
37. 37.My friends ___ a story at the moment. (a) are tell (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are telling
38. 38.You ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) are take (d) am taking
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
40. 40.___ my brother bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

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