Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 384 · 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 sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
3. 3.___ he eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
8. 8.___ Kavya cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
9. 9.We ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) are make
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
11. 11.She ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
15. 15.___ Vivaan taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
17. 17.___ I cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
19. 19.They ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) are writing (d) is writing
20. 20.___ my brother swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
21. 21.___ my sister climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
22. 22.___ Vivaan planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
26. 26.___ he cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.I ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) am carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
29. 29.___ he going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.He ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
32. 32.___ my cousins running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.___ Ananya telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
34. 34.Yash ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
36. 36.___ he washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.___ my sister planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
39. 39.Vivaan ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) is watch
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing

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