Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 369 · 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 ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
2. 2.Arjun ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
3. 3.___ we studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.My brother ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) are making (c) am making (d) is making
5. 5.Tara ___ the ball right now. (a) is throw (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
6. 6.She ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) is run (d) are running
7. 7.___ my sister baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
10. 10.___ we telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
12. 12.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
13. 13.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
14. 14.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
16. 16.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
17. 17.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
19. 19.We ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
20. 20.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
21. 21.They ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
23. 23.___ my sister dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
29. 29.The students ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) are dance (d) is dancing
30. 30.They ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are play
31. 31.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.___ the children planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.___ my brother drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
35. 35.My sister ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
37. 37.She ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
39. 39.___ you eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.We ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) are study

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