Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 537 · 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 cousins ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
2. 2.___ they winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.My sister ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
6. 6.___ I climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.___ my cousins dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
8. 8.My sister ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) is make (c) is making (d) am making
9. 9.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
10. 10.I ___ a message at the moment. (a) am send (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) am sending
11. 11.We ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
14. 14.___ they carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.They ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) are eat (d) am eating
17. 17.I ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cook (d) is cooking
18. 18.___ we flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
20. 20.The children ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) are ride (c) is riding (d) am riding
21. 21.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.I ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) am take (d) is taking
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
25. 25.___ she carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
27. 27.She ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is sing
28. 28.___ he baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.Rahul ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) are studying
30. 30.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.The students ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
32. 32.___ Yash playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.I ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) am carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
34. 34.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.___ he swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.He ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) am telling
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
39. 39.___ my brother planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.You ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wear (c) am wearing (d) are wearing

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