Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 380 · 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.The children ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are draw (d) are drawing
2. 2.___ she dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.He ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
4. 4.___ he bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.My cousins ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) is helping
6. 6.___ she playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
10. 10.___ she eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.___ Arjun making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.She ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) is go (c) am going (d) is going
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
14. 14.We ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) are bake
15. 15.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.Farhan ___ a bicycle now. (a) is ride (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are riding
17. 17.She ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
20. 20.They ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) are making (c) am making (d) is making
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
22. 22.The students ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
23. 23.She ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
24. 24.I ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) am drink (d) am drinking
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
26. 26.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
27. 27.___ they making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.The children ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) are help
29. 29.I ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
30. 30.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
32. 32.___ he helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.___ you going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
35. 35.___ we buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.___ Ananya catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
37. 37.___ Karan throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.They ___ science at the moment. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) am studying
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
40. 40.___ we bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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