Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 483 · 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 match right now. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) am winning
2. 2.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
5. 5.___ he going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
6. 6.She ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
7. 7.The children ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
8. 8.___ my friends playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.___ Saanvi cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
11. 11.They ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
15. 15.___ he building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
17. 17.We ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
18. 18.___ she playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.___ my friends cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Aditya ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carry
21. 21.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) are help
22. 22.Myra ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are writing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
24. 24.___ the students playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.You ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) are take (c) am taking (d) are taking
26. 26.___ he going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
29. 29.My friends ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
30. 30.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
31. 31.I ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) am eat (c) are eating (d) am eating
32. 32.___ Sneha telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.You ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
34. 34.___ Arjun going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.You ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are play
36. 36.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
37. 37.___ they cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.___ my brother cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.___ he running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
40. 40.We ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) am catching

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