Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 504 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
2. 2.___ Ananya building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.Arjun ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
4. 4.The students ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) am singing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
7. 7.___ Zoya building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.My sister ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
10. 10.___ the students wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
12. 12.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
13. 13.Neel ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
14. 14.Rahul ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) is speak
15. 15.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
17. 17.Myra ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
18. 18.You ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
19. 19.Priya ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) is speak
20. 20.The children ___ the ball right now. (a) are throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
23. 23.___ Neel studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
24. 24.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
25. 25.___ I riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
27. 27.My sister ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
28. 28.___ you eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
30. 30.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.You ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) am washing
32. 32.___ they flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
34. 34.He ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) is win
35. 35.My brother ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clap
36. 36.I ___ Hindi now. (a) am speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
38. 38.___ you writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) am wash
40. 40.Isha ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing

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