Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 54 · 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.She ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) is helping
2. 2.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buy
3. 3.___ you studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.___ I studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
5. 5.___ Kabir carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.___ we buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
10. 10.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) am help (c) are helping (d) is helping
11. 11.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
14. 14.Tara ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clap
15. 15.___ he telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
16. 16.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
18. 18.He ___ in the park now. (a) is run (b) are running (c) is running (d) am running
19. 19.___ Aditya swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.We ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
23. 23.We ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) are send (d) is sending
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
25. 25.___ Karan running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
27. 27.___ they washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.___ my cousins running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.We ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
30. 30.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) is run (d) are running
31. 31.___ Yash watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
33. 33.The students ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
34. 34.Aarav ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
35. 35.She ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
36. 36.He ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
37. 37.___ Yash going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
39. 39.___ Ira dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding

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