Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 532 · 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.___ Meera cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.She ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
4. 4.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.She ___ to school at the moment. (a) is go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
6. 6.___ they building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.My sister ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clap
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
10. 10.___ he eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.My cousins ___ the train right now. (a) are take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
13. 13.My brother ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) are washing
14. 14.___ Aditya drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
17. 17.My friends ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
18. 18.She ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
19. 19.We ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) am helping
20. 20.___ the children sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.He ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
23. 23.___ Diya catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
24. 24.___ my brother clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
25. 25.We ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) are ride
26. 26.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
27. 27.They ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) are drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
28. 28.___ she climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
30. 30.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.___ Tara baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.They ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
34. 34.___ my brother riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.My brother ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) is build (d) are building
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
37. 37.Dev ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
38. 38.___ Kunal speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.___ Rohan making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.___ my brother jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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