Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 400 · 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.___ Kabir flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.You ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
3. 3.___ my sister taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.You ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) are study
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
7. 7.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.I ___ a mango now. (a) am eat (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) is eating
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
11. 11.___ I flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.They ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
14. 14.___ he carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
17. 17.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
18. 18.___ they studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.___ Kavya speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
22. 22.Diya ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
23. 23.My cousins ___ a story at the moment. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
24. 24.___ you swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.My sister ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
27. 27.___ Rahul singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.___ Dev writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.He ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
30. 30.___ Aisha sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
33. 33.___ my sister planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
39. 39.He ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
40. 40.My brother ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is run (d) is running

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