← Present continuous tense lesson New set →

Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 430 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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).

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.You ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  2. 2.I ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) am jog (d) are jogging
  3. 3.Ananya ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  6. 6.Ira ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  9. 9.___ the students studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.You ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  12. 12.My brother ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
  13. 13.We ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) are help (c) is helping (d) are helping
  14. 14.Sneha ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  15. 15.They ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
  16. 16.The students ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  17. 17.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) am take (d) is taking
  18. 18.___ I eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  21. 21.They ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak
  22. 22.Nisha ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
  23. 23.___ we drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.___ I throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  26. 26.My cousins ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) are bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  27. 27.You ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
  28. 28.___ my friends baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  31. 31.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  32. 32.Tara ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
  33. 33.___ he running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.___ Aditya dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.Aditya ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  36. 36.She ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
  37. 37.Dev ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) is win (c) am winning (d) are winning
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  39. 39.You ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
  40. 40.___ she jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. are cooking
  2. am jogging
  3. is dancing
  4. running
  5. flying
  6. is buying
  7. planting
  8. throwing
  9. Are
  10. are cleaning
  11. cooking
  12. is watching
  13. are helping
  14. is climbing
  15. are washing
  16. are cooking
  17. am taking
  18. Am
  19. riding
  20. going
  21. are speaking
  22. is telling
  23. Are
  24. Am
  25. baking
  26. are bringing
  27. are clapping
  28. Are
  29. swimming
  30. drawing
  31. are jogging
  32. is feeding
  33. Is
  34. Is
  35. is washing
  36. is speaking
  37. is winning
  38. cleaning
  39. are singing
  40. Is

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar