Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 524 · 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 ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) am playing
2. 2.I ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climb
3. 3.___ the children taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.My brother ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
5. 5.Zoya ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
9. 9.___ she flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.Rohan ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) is swim (d) am swimming
11. 11.I ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carry
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
13. 13.___ you catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
14. 14.We ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
15. 15.I ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) am tell (c) am telling (d) is telling
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
17. 17.He ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
19. 19.___ he swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.___ the students carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
22. 22.___ Arjun cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
24. 24.You ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) are ride (d) am riding
25. 25.___ the students baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
26. 26.You ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) are wash
27. 27.You ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are study
28. 28.Aisha ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
29. 29.___ you swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.You ___ a picture right now. (a) are draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
31. 31.He ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) are riding (d) am riding
32. 32.Pooja ___ a message at the moment. (a) is send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
33. 33.___ the students playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.Manav ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
35. 35.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.___ he making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
38. 38.___ my brother wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
39. 39.I ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) am throw (d) am throwing
40. 40.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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