Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 485 · 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.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
2. 2.They ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are ride (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are riding
3. 3.___ she riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.___ she building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.___ we flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.___ Vivaan speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
9. 9.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
10. 10.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
12. 12.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am clean (d) is cleaning
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
14. 14.She ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
15. 15.Vivaan ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
17. 17.___ I telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.___ you sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
21. 21.He ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) is drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
22. 22.We ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) are send (d) am sending
23. 23.She ___ milk right now. (a) is drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
25. 25.___ they watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
28. 28.___ my brother planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
29. 29.Aarav ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
30. 30.___ Nisha cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.They ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climb
32. 32.I ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) am send (d) is sending
33. 33.___ they cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.___ my friends washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
37. 37.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) am go
38. 38.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.My cousins ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
40. 40.You ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging

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