Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 382 · 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.They ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
2. 2.I ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) am write (c) are writing (d) am writing
3. 3.___ he helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
4. 4.My brother ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) am buying
5. 5.I ___ tea at the moment. (a) am make (b) are making (c) is making (d) am making
6. 6.___ my cousins washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.___ Farhan going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.She ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
9. 9.Zoya ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) is catch
10. 10.He ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is tell
11. 11.___ Arjun dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
12. 12.___ they making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
13. 13.You ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) are make
14. 14.___ she building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
19. 19.Vivaan ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
20. 20.My brother ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is build (c) are building (d) is building
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
23. 23.___ Pooja feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
26. 26.I ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) am bake
27. 27.He ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) am winning
28. 28.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) is build (c) are building (d) is building
29. 29.My friends ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
31. 31.Karan ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
32. 32.___ we helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
36. 36.___ you sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.___ we making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
40. 40.___ my sister cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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