Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 543 · 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.___ you playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
2. 2.My brother ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
3. 3.___ they singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
6. 6.___ my brother taking the train right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.___ you cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
9. 9.___ my cousins drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
11. 11.___ she catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.The students ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
13. 13.I ___ a song now. (a) am sing (b) am singing (c) is singing (d) are singing
14. 14.We ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) are draw (d) is drawing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
16. 16.___ she clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.___ Rohan drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
19. 19.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) am catch (d) is catching
20. 20.My friends ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
21. 21.___ Kavya playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.My parents ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) are writing (d) am writing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
26. 26.She ___ Grandma now. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
27. 27.___ she telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
29. 29.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
30. 30.Pooja ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
31. 31.My sister ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
32. 32.Isha ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
33. 33.They ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
34. 34.I ___ lunch now. (a) am bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
35. 35.___ she washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
36. 36.___ I jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
39. 39.___ Diya planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
40. 40.___ my brother running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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