Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 4 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
2. 2.We ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) are clap (d) am clapping
3. 3.___ my sister building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
5. 5.He ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
6. 6.___ Myra washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.My cousins ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
9. 9.She ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
11. 11.The students ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
12. 12.You ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
15. 15.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
17. 17.Omkar ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
18. 18.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.My brother ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
20. 20.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.___ the students running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.___ the children swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
27. 27.Manav ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
28. 28.___ my brother cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.They ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) are send (d) are sending
30. 30.My brother ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
31. 31.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) am playing (d) are playing
32. 32.They ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
33. 33.We ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
34. 34.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
37. 37.___ she drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.Diya ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) are washing
39. 39.Kavya ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) am flying
40. 40.Dev ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) is make (c) are making (d) am making

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