Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 53 · 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.They ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
3. 3.I ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feed (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
4. 4.___ we dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.___ the students flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.My brother ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) is go (c) is going (d) am going
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
9. 9.___ my sister telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.___ they wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
14. 14.I ___ a tree now. (a) am climb (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
15. 15.Arjun ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
16. 16.___ we clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.You ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) am playing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
19. 19.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
21. 21.You ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
22. 22.I ___ milk now. (a) am drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
23. 23.___ you flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.___ the children jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.The children ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) are swim (d) is swimming
26. 26.___ my brother throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.___ my sister taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
29. 29.___ Manav jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
32. 32.___ Manav wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
34. 34.Dev ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
36. 36.My parents ___ in the park now. (a) are jog (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
37. 37.You ___ in the park right now. (a) are jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
38. 38.___ my brother planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
40. 40.He ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) are cleaning

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