Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 533 · 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.He ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is tell (c) am telling (d) is telling
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
3. 3.___ Ananya telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.___ they cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
7. 7.My brother ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
8. 8.___ Priya jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
9. 9.My brother ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) is fly
10. 10.They ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) are climb
11. 11.We ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
13. 13.You ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) are feed (d) is feeding
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
18. 18.Neel ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
19. 19.___ we clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
22. 22.___ you drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
26. 26.The children ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) am bringing
27. 27.___ Isha building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.My friends ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) are make (d) is making
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
30. 30.I ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) am speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
31. 31.They ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
32. 32.___ they baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
33. 33.You ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) are make
34. 34.Yash ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cook
35. 35.___ my sister feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.He ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
38. 38.We ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) are clap
39. 39.He ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) is sing (c) am singing (d) are singing
40. 40.She ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) are throwing

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