Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 521 · 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 ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
2. 2.___ we playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
4. 4.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.Myra ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) is studying
6. 6.You ___ a song at the moment. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
8. 8.___ you throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.My brother ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) is throw
10. 10.They ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) are take (c) is taking (d) am taking
11. 11.Saanvi ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) is plant
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
13. 13.The students ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) am planting (d) is planting
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
15. 15.___ Ishaan clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.___ he flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
18. 18.___ Kavya clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
22. 22.She ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is build (d) is building
23. 23.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
28. 28.___ she writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
29. 29.___ they baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.___ Pooja drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
32. 32.___ we sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.Rahul ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) is plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
34. 34.___ the children writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.My brother ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
36. 36.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.I ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) am go (c) is going (d) am going
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
39. 39.___ my brother dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
40. 40.___ he carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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