Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 557 · 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.My cousins ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
3. 3.My brother ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) is take (c) is taking (d) am taking
4. 4.Yash ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
6. 6.My sister ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) is build
7. 7.Nisha ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) are taking
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
9. 9.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
11. 11.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.___ we helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
13. 13.You ___ science at the moment. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
15. 15.Arjun ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
18. 18.___ Ananya singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.We ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
20. 20.___ she flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
22. 22.My cousins ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) are tell
23. 23.___ I running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.___ we throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.___ Pooja eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.My cousins ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
27. 27.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
28. 28.My brother ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping
29. 29.The children ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) are go (c) are going (d) am going
30. 30.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jog (d) am jogging
31. 31.They ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) are send (d) are sending
32. 32.They ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) are speaking
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
34. 34.You ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) am clapping
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
37. 37.___ my friends speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
39. 39.My cousins ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) is cooking
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking

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