Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 441 · 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.___ you telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.I ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cook (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
3. 3.___ I telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.The students ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
5. 5.You ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) are build (c) is building (d) am building
6. 6.___ you drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.I ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) am carry (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
14. 14.Farhan ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) is make
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
17. 17.She ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
19. 19.___ my sister riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.My cousins ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) are buy (c) is buying (d) are buying
21. 21.Zoya ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
22. 22.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.We ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) are take
24. 24.My sister ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
25. 25.___ Diya taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
28. 28.He ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wear
29. 29.Aditya ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
30. 30.___ he clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.___ he climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.___ Aditya eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.___ Ananya baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.My cousins ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
36. 36.I ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) am clap (d) are clapping
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
38. 38.___ Kavya jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.My brother ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
40. 40.Kabir ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging

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