Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 466 · 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 “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
2. 2.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
6. 6.We ___ the ball right now. (a) are throw (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
7. 7.Ananya ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) is throw (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
8. 8.___ we drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.___ my sister jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.I ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) am run (d) is running
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
13. 13.Yash ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is ride (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am riding
14. 14.___ Neel baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ my sister carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.I ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swim (d) am swimming
17. 17.___ you playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
19. 19.___ my brother buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.Farhan ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) are drinking
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
22. 22.He ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
24. 24.You ___ a mango right now. (a) are eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
25. 25.They ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) are build (c) is building (d) am building
26. 26.I ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) am help (d) is helping
27. 27.They ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) am singing
28. 28.They ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
29. 29.You ___ to school now. (a) are go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
30. 30.___ he building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.They ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) are sending
32. 32.The students ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) are make
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
34. 34.My parents ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carry
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
36. 36.___ we watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.___ we building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) are writing
39. 39.___ Priya buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.They ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning

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