Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 539 · 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.We ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
2. 2.___ the children watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
4. 4.___ he dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.___ you building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
8. 8.I ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clap
9. 9.My brother ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
11. 11.Aarav ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is plant
12. 12.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) are build (c) is building (d) am building
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
15. 15.Meera ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
16. 16.___ my parents taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
19. 19.___ my parents going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
23. 23.___ we telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.___ she speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.___ he baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.You ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) are make
27. 27.___ we studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.I ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am clean
29. 29.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
31. 31.___ my friends singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.She ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
35. 35.They ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
37. 37.She ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
38. 38.They ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
39. 39.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.___ they bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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