Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 360 · 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) am sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
2. 2.Myra ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) is draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
3. 3.___ he catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.He ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
5. 5.___ we wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
6. 6.She ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
7. 7.Aarav ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) is wash
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
9. 9.___ you clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.He ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) is win
11. 11.My sister ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
13. 13.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.___ Omkar speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
17. 17.___ I building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
20. 20.He ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
21. 21.He ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is run (c) am running (d) is running
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
23. 23.___ my brother speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
24. 24.___ they catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
26. 26.___ the children throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
28. 28.Aarav ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
29. 29.They ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
30. 30.___ I running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.___ we singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
32. 32.___ Saanvi running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.___ Aisha watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
35. 35.Sneha ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cook
36. 36.Dev ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) is planting
37. 37.___ we taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
40. 40.They ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) are make (d) am making

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