Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 359 · 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.She ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) is buy (d) am buying
2. 2.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.___ Meera winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.You ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) am feeding
5. 5.___ you jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
7. 7.___ Tara wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.___ he wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.___ he running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.___ Karan running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
12. 12.He ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
13. 13.___ Nisha playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.Ananya ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
15. 15.___ you running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.___ my friends taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
18. 18.Yash ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is take
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
20. 20.She ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
21. 21.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) is climbing
22. 22.Aditya ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
23. 23.My sister ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
25. 25.We ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) are go
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
27. 27.The students ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
28. 28.They ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are build (d) are building
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
30. 30.I ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) am dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
31. 31.My cousins ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
34. 34.___ Nisha flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.I ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
36. 36.Tara ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
38. 38.My sister ___ the ball right now. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
39. 39.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) am telling
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing

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