Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 50 · 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.My friends ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
2. 2.We ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) are dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
3. 3.___ Nisha washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.She ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is sing
5. 5.Kabir ___ a tree now. (a) is climb (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
6. 6.Kabir ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
7. 7.My friends ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
8. 8.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
9. 9.Sneha ___ a song at the moment. (a) is sing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is singing
10. 10.___ she speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.___ she taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
12. 12.___ the students telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.You ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) is studying
14. 14.___ we telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
16. 16.You ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is running (d) are run
17. 17.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
18. 18.Dev ___ to school at the moment. (a) is go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
19. 19.Aditya ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
20. 20.I ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) am buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
21. 21.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.I ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climb (d) am climbing
23. 23.You ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) are catch (c) am catching (d) is catching
24. 24.___ my brother helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.Riya ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) are catching
26. 26.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) are climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
27. 27.___ Aditya sending a message right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) are catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
30. 30.___ you writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.Saanvi ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) is send
32. 32.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
33. 33.___ my brother cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jog (d) am jogging
35. 35.You ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
36. 36.My parents ___ Hindi now. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
37. 37.They ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) am winning
38. 38.Dev ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am building (d) is build
39. 39.The students ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
40. 40.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carry

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