Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 560 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
2. 2.___ they buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.I ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am study (d) am studying
4. 4.___ Kabir playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
6. 6.My sister ___ a cake right now. (a) is bake (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are baking
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
8. 8.Isha ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
10. 10.Aisha ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) is take
11. 11.We ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
13. 13.They ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swim (d) is swimming
14. 14.___ my sister studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.Rohan ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
16. 16.My parents ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
17. 17.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.My brother ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) am taking
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
20. 20.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) am catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
21. 21.We ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) are bake (c) is baking (d) am baking
22. 22.___ my parents bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
23. 23.We ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
25. 25.___ they telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.I ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bring
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
28. 28.___ he carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
30. 30.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
32. 32.My brother ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catch (d) is catching
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
34. 34.I ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am clean (d) am cleaning
35. 35.Pooja ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
36. 36.___ my cousins watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.___ my parents watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.We ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
39. 39.My sister ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
40. 40.He ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) are cleaning

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