Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 492 · 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 ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am make (c) am making (d) is making
2. 2.My sister ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) is swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
3. 3.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.You ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are playing
5. 5.The students ___ in the park right now. (a) are jog (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
7. 7.You ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
9. 9.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
11. 11.___ Omkar clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.___ he swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
14. 14.They ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) are eat (d) is eating
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
16. 16.___ my cousins drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
17. 17.___ she telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.___ Riya planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.Riya ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) is buy (d) am buying
20. 20.Dev ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jog (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
21. 21.___ my cousins sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
22. 22.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
24. 24.My friends ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) are jog (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
25. 25.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
26. 26.___ my sister cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
32. 32.___ Omkar bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.___ my brother watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.We ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
35. 35.Kabir ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is run (c) are running (d) is running
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
37. 37.My sister ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) is tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
38. 38.___ Vivaan watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
40. 40.___ they planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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