Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 516 · 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.We ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) are wear (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
3. 3.___ Farhan making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
5. 5.We ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) am feeding
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
8. 8.Aarav ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) is playing
9. 9.Neel ___ the room at the moment. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
10. 10.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
12. 12.___ you helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
14. 14.___ you throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.They ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
16. 16.___ Kabir jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.He ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
18. 18.My brother ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watch
19. 19.___ Kabir speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
22. 22.She ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) is draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
23. 23.I ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cook
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
25. 25.We ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) are cook (d) am cooking
26. 26.___ my sister washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
29. 29.Yash ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) is wear (d) are wearing
30. 30.___ the students building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
32. 32.He ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
35. 35.We ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) are run (c) am running (d) is running
36. 36.She ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
37. 37.She ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) is fly
38. 38.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) am take (d) are taking
39. 39.___ my sister cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.You ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building

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