Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 517 · 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 brother ___ cricket now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
4. 4.My parents ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
6. 6.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) am buy (d) are buying
7. 7.I ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wear (d) am wearing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
10. 10.You ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drink
11. 11.Karan ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) is draw (d) am drawing
12. 12.My parents ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
13. 13.My cousins ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) are dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
15. 15.___ you cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.___ the students running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.___ my friends watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
18. 18.___ he drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
20. 20.She ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
21. 21.My sister ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) is drink (d) are drinking
22. 22.I ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am go (d) am going
23. 23.___ Kavya catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.I ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am study
25. 25.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.___ they telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.My cousins ___ the train at the moment. (a) are take (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is taking
28. 28.___ they climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.___ we climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catch (d) am catching
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
33. 33.___ Riya flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.___ Neel clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.Kabir ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
36. 36.___ the children watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.My brother ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
38. 38.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
39. 39.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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