← Present continuous tense lesson New set →

Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 527 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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).

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.___ my friends drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.You ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
  3. 3.___ Ananya catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ I playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.___ the students jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.Meera ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
  7. 7.My brother ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) is speak (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  9. 9.___ my brother helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.They ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) are draw
  11. 11.___ he studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.___ Rahul bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  15. 15.___ my sister going to school now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  20. 20.___ my parents carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jog (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  22. 22.___ she riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.Karan ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) is make (c) am making (d) are making
  24. 24.They ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) are study
  25. 25.We ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  27. 27.___ they winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.___ they telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  30. 30.My sister ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is run (b) are running (c) is running (d) am running
  31. 31.Kabir ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  33. 33.Rahul ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  34. 34.Karan ___ a bicycle now. (a) is ride (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am riding
  35. 35.I ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) am play (c) is playing (d) am playing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  37. 37.___ Saanvi playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. are cleaning
  3. Is
  4. Am
  5. Are
  6. is watching
  7. is speaking
  8. washing
  9. Is
  10. are drawing
  11. Is
  12. Is
  13. taking
  14. telling
  15. Is
  16. bringing
  17. cooking
  18. playing
  19. winning
  20. Are
  21. am jogging
  22. Is
  23. is making
  24. are studying
  25. are running
  26. eating
  27. Are
  28. Are
  29. going
  30. is running
  31. is jogging
  32. buying
  33. is flying
  34. is riding
  35. am playing
  36. watching
  37. Is
  38. dancing
  39. running
  40. catching

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar