Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 531 · 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 friends ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) are speak (c) am speaking (d) is speaking
2. 2.___ he cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
4. 4.She ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speak (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
5. 5.He ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
6. 6.You ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
7. 7.___ my brother sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.My brother ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is bake
9. 9.My sister ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) is speak (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
10. 10.We ___ the match at the moment. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am winning
11. 11.Tara ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swim
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
13. 13.He ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
14. 14.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) are eat
15. 15.___ my brother drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.___ I going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
18. 18.Omkar ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
20. 20.Ira ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) am eating
21. 21.___ we buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.Manav ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
23. 23.Ananya ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
24. 24.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
25. 25.She ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
26. 26.You ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) are study
27. 27.She ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
28. 28.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is building (d) are build
29. 29.My friends ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) are take
30. 30.They ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) are jog (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
32. 32.Ananya ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
34. 34.My parents ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
35. 35.___ Rohan riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
38. 38.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
39. 39.Karan ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is singing
40. 40.He ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) are cleaning

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