Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 56 · 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 parents ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) are throw (d) am throwing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
3. 3.I ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) am buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
6. 6.___ we wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.We ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
10. 10.We ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
11. 11.___ he clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.Ananya ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
13. 13.We ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bring
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
16. 16.___ I building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
20. 20.___ Aditya studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
22. 22.___ my brother studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
24. 24.She ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
28. 28.I ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am clean
29. 29.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
31. 31.They ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
32. 32.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) am build (c) is building (d) are building
33. 33.My sister ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
34. 34.They ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) are bring (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
35. 35.___ Aditya planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.Aarav ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) is study (c) are studying (d) am studying
37. 37.He ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) is buy
38. 38.___ my brother riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
40. 40.He ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing

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