Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 44 · 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.I ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) am wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
2. 2.___ you telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.I ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) am cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
5. 5.He ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is tell
6. 6.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.___ my cousins baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
10. 10.My sister ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) am climbing
11. 11.___ my sister planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.___ he climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.My sister ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
14. 14.___ you throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
15. 15.___ you eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.___ my brother riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.My cousins ___ a tree right now. (a) are plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
19. 19.___ he running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
23. 23.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
24. 24.I ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) am carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
25. 25.The children ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
26. 26.He ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wear (d) are wearing
27. 27.We ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
28. 28.They ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
30. 30.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.We ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are building (d) are build
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
33. 33.___ we singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
35. 35.___ I planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.You ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are clean (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
37. 37.___ you studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.___ Zoya cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
39. 39.___ Aisha going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.I ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) am clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning

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