Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 500 · 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.They ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
2. 2.___ you singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
5. 5.She ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is draw
6. 6.___ they watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.Myra ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) is study (c) are studying (d) am studying
8. 8.___ he telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
9. 9.We ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) are write (d) is writing
10. 10.My brother ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
11. 11.___ I throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.___ they going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
14. 14.She ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
15. 15.I ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jog
16. 16.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are run (c) am running (d) are running
17. 17.___ Isha winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.___ she going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
20. 20.My parents ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) are clap (d) am clapping
21. 21.___ my brother swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.I ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) am feed
23. 23.You ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
24. 24.___ Ishaan drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
26. 26.They ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) are eat
27. 27.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.She ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climb (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
30. 30.___ my brother climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.___ my sister dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
32. 32.___ my sister making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.He ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is bake (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is baking
34. 34.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
36. 36.She ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) is help
37. 37.___ my brother playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
39. 39.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.___ she jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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