Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 375 · 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.My cousins ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) am singing
2. 2.___ Kavya playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.We ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) is studying (d) are studying
4. 4.___ they telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.___ my brother telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.Omkar ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) is run (d) am running
7. 7.They ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
9. 9.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) am building (c) am build (d) are building
10. 10.___ Aditya singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.I ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carry (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
12. 12.___ my sister buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
13. 13.We ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
14. 14.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am ride (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are riding
15. 15.___ we riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
16. 16.___ Aarav baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
18. 18.My friends ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) are tell
19. 19.___ we writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
24. 24.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
26. 26.___ he writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.I ___ vegetables now. (a) am buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying
28. 28.___ she jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.___ my sister studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.I ___ a message now. (a) am send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
31. 31.___ you catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.___ you speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
33. 33.We ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) are help (d) am helping
34. 34.___ my cousins taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
37. 37.___ he throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
40. 40.The children ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing

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