Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 469 · 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.We ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
2. 2.You ___ a song at the moment. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
3. 3.___ you playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.We ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
5. 5.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
6. 6.___ they riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.___ we sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.___ I swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
11. 11.Ira ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) is run (c) are running (d) is running
12. 12.Aditya ___ the ball right now. (a) is catch (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) are catching
13. 13.___ you eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.Ira ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) are going (c) is going (d) am going
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
16. 16.Manav ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) are sending
17. 17.My brother ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
18. 18.We ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) am dancing
19. 19.___ Aarav flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
20. 20.We ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) are building (d) is building
21. 21.We ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) are win (c) is winning (d) am winning
22. 22.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jog
23. 23.Arjun ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is run (d) is running
24. 24.The children ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
26. 26.___ we buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
28. 28.___ she throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
30. 30.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
31. 31.My sister ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
32. 32.___ Vivaan playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
35. 35.I ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) am bake (d) am baking
36. 36.Farhan ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) is baking (d) are baking
37. 37.___ we climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.___ we wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
40. 40.I ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching

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