Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 49 · 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.I ___ a letter now. (a) am write (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are writing
2. 2.___ he flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
4. 4.They ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
5. 5.___ we going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
7. 7.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
9. 9.You ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
10. 10.___ he cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.I ___ the dog right now. (a) am feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
12. 12.___ we telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
14. 14.___ my parents catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.___ I throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.___ I eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.We ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are take (d) are taking
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
19. 19.She ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying
20. 20.She ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
23. 23.___ you singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.Pooja ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
25. 25.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
27. 27.Ishaan ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is go (c) am going (d) is going
28. 28.Meera ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are running (c) am running (d) is run
29. 29.Tara ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
31. 31.Kabir ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
32. 32.My brother ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) is sing (d) am singing
33. 33.___ Omkar writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
35. 35.You ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
36. 36.My sister ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
37. 37.___ he sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
40. 40.___ my sister carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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