Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 544 · 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 flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
6. 6.Rohan ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wear
7. 7.___ we speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.You ___ a cap now. (a) are wear (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
9. 9.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) am help
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
12. 12.___ we winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
14. 14.___ she building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
16. 16.___ you cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
17. 17.My brother ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
18. 18.My sister ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speak (d) am speaking
19. 19.My brother ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
20. 20.___ I building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
21. 21.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) are climb
22. 22.___ he playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.He ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is make (c) is making (d) am making
24. 24.They ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) are build (c) am building (d) is building
25. 25.He ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
27. 27.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
28. 28.They ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
29. 29.They ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
30. 30.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) am write (c) is writing (d) are writing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
32. 32.___ she washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
34. 34.They ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) are winning
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
36. 36.Aisha ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
37. 37.Isha ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
38. 38.Karan ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
40. 40.You ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing

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