Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 536 · 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 sister building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
2. 2.Priya ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) is make
3. 3.My sister ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
5. 5.___ my sister planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
7. 7.The children ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) are drink
8. 8.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) are ride (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are riding
9. 9.I ___ the match now. (a) am win (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) is winning
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
12. 12.I ___ a mango right now. (a) am eat (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) am eating
13. 13.She ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
15. 15.___ my brother writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.___ Tara planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
22. 22.She ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) is draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
24. 24.He ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
26. 26.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) am catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
27. 27.___ she making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
29. 29.My cousins ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carry
30. 30.You ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
31. 31.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) are help
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
33. 33.Rohan ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) is buy
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
36. 36.They ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) are speaking
37. 37.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.You ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) are wear (d) is wearing
39. 39.Ishaan ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is fly
40. 40.I ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) am draw

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