Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 409 · 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.___ my brother buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.___ they cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
3. 3.Diya ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) is sing
4. 4.___ my cousins dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.You ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
7. 7.They ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
8. 8.I ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carry (d) am carrying
9. 9.___ they watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
10. 10.___ she throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.Tara ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) is take
12. 12.___ he going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.Ananya ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
14. 14.___ we telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
16. 16.Manav ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bring
17. 17.He ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
18. 18.Zoya ___ a message at the moment. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
19. 19.___ they carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.Ira ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is making (d) is make
21. 21.___ you singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
23. 23.Zoya ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
24. 24.We ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
25. 25.___ Arjun writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.He ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
27. 27.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am clean (d) am cleaning
28. 28.___ he singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are write
30. 30.You ___ a message right now. (a) are send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
33. 33.Kabir ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) am buying
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
35. 35.___ she writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
37. 37.Meera ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
38. 38.My cousins ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
39. 39.___ she carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
40. 40.My parents ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are making (d) are make

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