Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 474 · 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 “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
2. 2.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) am playing
3. 3.___ she studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.The students ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catch
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
6. 6.My brother ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) am studying
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
9. 9.___ the students carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
10. 10.They ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
11. 11.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.___ Rohan planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
14. 14.He ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) is help (d) am helping
15. 15.You ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) am writing
16. 16.They ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
20. 20.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) is build (c) are building (d) is building
21. 21.___ he throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.They ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) are win
23. 23.She ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
25. 25.The children ___ a letter right now. (a) are write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
26. 26.Kavya ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) is send (d) am sending
27. 27.___ my brother cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
29. 29.You ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
30. 30.We ___ a story right now. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are telling
31. 31.___ they swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
33. 33.He ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) is fly
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
37. 37.You ___ a tree now. (a) are plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
38. 38.Yash ___ Grandma now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
39. 39.They ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
40. 40.___ he feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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