Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 561 · 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 ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
2. 2.Ananya ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) is help
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
4. 4.___ Meera eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.___ we climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.He ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
7. 7.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
9. 9.___ we going to school now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.___ she clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.___ the children bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
12. 12.___ the students writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
13. 13.I ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) am drink (d) is drinking
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
15. 15.He ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
16. 16.___ she cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
17. 17.She ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) are cooking
18. 18.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
20. 20.___ Karan washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
22. 22.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
28. 28.___ Karan writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.Ishaan ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
31. 31.My sister ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) is make (c) is making (d) am making
32. 32.You ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
33. 33.You ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) are cook
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
36. 36.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
37. 37.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are plant
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
39. 39.___ my friends baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.___ my sister making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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