Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 445 · 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 ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) am help (c) is helping (d) are helping
2. 2.My sister ___ Hindi now. (a) is speak (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
3. 3.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
5. 5.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.We ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
7. 7.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
10. 10.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
12. 12.We ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
13. 13.I ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am study
14. 14.He ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
15. 15.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) am catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
16. 16.She ___ tea now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
18. 18.___ they studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
19. 19.We ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
20. 20.You ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is running (c) are run (d) am running
21. 21.They ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
23. 23.Meera ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) is write
24. 24.They ___ the train at the moment. (a) are take (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are taking
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
26. 26.The children ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) are run (c) is running (d) are running
27. 27.___ he dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
30. 30.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.___ I playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.___ you building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.___ we studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
36. 36.___ Yash helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.Manav ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is plant (d) is planting
38. 38.___ my sister catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
39. 39.He ___ a cap now. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
40. 40.We ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) am telling

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