Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 512 · 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.___ he taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
2. 2.___ we flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.Kavya ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
4. 4.I ___ the train now. (a) am take (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is taking
5. 5.Sneha ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
7. 7.Meera ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) is studying
8. 8.___ they playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.They ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
11. 11.I ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) am bake (d) is baking
12. 12.You ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) am singing
13. 13.Aisha ___ the bag right now. (a) is carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
14. 14.She ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
15. 15.He ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
16. 16.___ Vivaan feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
18. 18.___ I jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.___ Vivaan winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.I ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am clean
21. 21.___ my brother washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.___ my parents cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
23. 23.Myra ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
24. 24.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
28. 28.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is build (c) am building (d) is building
29. 29.You ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is helping
30. 30.Zoya ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
31. 31.They ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
33. 33.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
37. 37.My parents ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) am dancing
38. 38.___ she watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.___ my brother going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging

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