Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 42 · 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 ___ in the park now. (a) is run (b) is running (c) are running (d) am running
2. 2.Kabir ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is make (d) is making
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
4. 4.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.___ he going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.___ we eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.___ he cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
8. 8.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.___ we carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
10. 10.Saanvi ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is go (d) is going
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
12. 12.He ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
13. 13.They ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
14. 14.I ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am write (c) is writing (d) am writing
15. 15.I ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) am go (c) are going (d) am going
16. 16.___ Rohan jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
18. 18.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
20. 20.___ Karan cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.You ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) are writing
22. 22.___ I running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.___ he planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
27. 27.___ they planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.They ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
29. 29.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
30. 30.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) are help
31. 31.___ they singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.___ she climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.___ they dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
34. 34.___ Nisha baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
35. 35.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
37. 37.I ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speak
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
39. 39.They ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) are take (c) am taking (d) is taking
40. 40.You ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catch

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