Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 43 · 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.They ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
2. 2.___ Pooja buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) are building (d) is building
4. 4.___ Vivaan dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.Kavya ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
6. 6.You ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are win (d) are winning
7. 7.___ you wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.He ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
9. 9.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
11. 11.He ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is planting
12. 12.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
13. 13.Sneha ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
14. 14.___ Riya flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.My sister ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) is win
16. 16.He ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
17. 17.My sister ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
18. 18.___ he buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
20. 20.___ I eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
24. 24.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
25. 25.He ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) is sing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
27. 27.He ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
28. 28.I ___ science now. (a) am study (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) is studying
29. 29.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) am draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
31. 31.They ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speak
32. 32.___ he flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.___ they feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
34. 34.___ Nisha playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
36. 36.___ she building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
40. 40.I ___ in the pool now. (a) am swim (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swimming

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