Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 542 · 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.I ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speak (d) is speaking
2. 2.Priya ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catch
3. 3.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) am playing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
5. 5.___ my sister cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
8. 8.My brother ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) is study
9. 9.They ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
10. 10.We ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak
11. 11.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am catch (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) are catching
12. 12.___ Ira watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
13. 13.My parents ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
15. 15.My sister ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) is send (d) am sending
16. 16.You ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) are eat
17. 17.___ Rohan building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.___ my brother cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
20. 20.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
23. 23.___ they making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.The children ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) are run (d) is running
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
28. 28.She ___ the room at the moment. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
29. 29.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) are write
30. 30.The children ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) are drink
31. 31.___ you riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
34. 34.___ we bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
36. 36.___ she winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) is play
38. 38.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.She ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) is make (d) are making
40. 40.Isha ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing

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