Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 549 · 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.They ___ a letter right now. (a) are write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
3. 3.___ Meera climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.___ Rohan making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
6. 6.They ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) are win
7. 7.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) am going (c) am go (d) is going
8. 8.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) is eating
9. 9.The students ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) are winning
10. 10.He ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speak (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
13. 13.I ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) am tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
14. 14.He ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) is speak (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
21. 21.He ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is ride (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are riding
22. 22.You ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
23. 23.They ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climb (d) is climbing
24. 24.They ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) are fly
25. 25.Tara ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
27. 27.My brother ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
28. 28.My brother ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
29. 29.You ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
30. 30.___ my friends eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
32. 32.Diya ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) is catch (d) am catching
33. 33.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) are dance (d) is dancing
34. 34.___ Karan washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.You ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
36. 36.Nisha ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is making (d) is make
37. 37.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are build (c) am building (d) are building
38. 38.Isha ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
40. 40.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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