Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 377 · 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.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
2. 2.The students ___ the ball now. (a) are throw (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
3. 3.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
5. 5.___ my parents writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.___ they writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.She ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
8. 8.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) are buy
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
10. 10.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
12. 12.You ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
13. 13.___ I wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.___ I winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
18. 18.___ we cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
19. 19.___ Farhan carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.___ the children climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
23. 23.Yash ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) is sing
24. 24.___ I bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
26. 26.Ishaan ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
28. 28.We ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) is throwing
29. 29.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
31. 31.___ they running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.___ I flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.They ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are running (d) are run
34. 34.___ Ishaan clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.___ he winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
36. 36.My cousins ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
37. 37.___ Ira playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing

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