Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 432 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
3. 3.I ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
4. 4.My sister ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
5. 5.I ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am take
6. 6.___ I drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
10. 10.He ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
12. 12.___ you making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
13. 13.The students ___ a message at the moment. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
14. 14.They ___ a letter now. (a) are write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
16. 16.___ they telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.He ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) is eat (c) am eating (d) is eating
18. 18.They ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
20. 20.Rahul ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
21. 21.She ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
22. 22.Ishaan ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throw
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
25. 25.My brother ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) is winning
26. 26.My friends ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) are swim (d) is swimming
27. 27.Saanvi ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is ride
28. 28.___ Ananya running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
30. 30.___ they clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
32. 32.___ they taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
34. 34.She ___ tea now. (a) is make (b) am making (c) is making (d) are making
35. 35.___ Arjun running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
37. 37.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) am catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
38. 38.Myra ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) am writing
39. 39.My friends ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) is helping (d) am helping
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing

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