Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 482 · 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.___ the students washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
3. 3.Ananya ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) are telling
4. 4.___ Aarav winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
8. 8.He ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
9. 9.We ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) are go
10. 10.We ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
11. 11.I ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am help
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
13. 13.We ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
14. 14.___ Kabir wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) am throw (d) am throwing
16. 16.___ she helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.You ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
18. 18.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.We ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
20. 20.___ my sister taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.___ you writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
23. 23.They ___ a tree now. (a) are plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
24. 24.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
25. 25.My brother ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wear (d) am wearing
26. 26.___ Farhan drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.___ my parents swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.___ my sister bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
29. 29.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
30. 30.___ she sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
32. 32.___ he running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.Isha ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
34. 34.You ___ tea now. (a) are make (b) are making (c) is making (d) am making
35. 35.Arjun ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) is write (c) are writing (d) am writing
36. 36.Ananya ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) is make (c) am making (d) are making
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
38. 38.___ I swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.We ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building

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