Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 506 · 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 parents cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.___ you swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
3. 3.___ they dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
6. 6.___ he throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.___ they riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
11. 11.Kunal ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
13. 13.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
14. 14.I ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) am bake
15. 15.They ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) are build
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
17. 17.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
19. 19.We ___ a kite right now. (a) are fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
20. 20.___ my brother cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.She ___ the ball now. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
22. 22.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) is carrying
23. 23.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
24. 24.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
26. 26.I ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buy (d) am buying
27. 27.We ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
28. 28.___ we sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.Aditya ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
30. 30.___ they studying science now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.The students ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
32. 32.___ my sister wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.___ I drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.___ he planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.Isha ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
38. 38.___ he catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
39. 39.You ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) are running (c) am running (d) is running
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building

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