Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 564 · 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 ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
2. 2.She ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook
3. 3.Aditya ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) is ride (d) are riding
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
9. 9.They ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) are make
10. 10.___ Riya throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.They ___ a tree now. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
13. 13.The students ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) are play
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
16. 16.___ Saanvi drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
17. 17.Neel ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are baking
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
19. 19.___ you running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.___ I sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.The children ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) are help
22. 22.She ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
23. 23.___ they going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.___ my sister making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.My brother ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
26. 26.We ___ cricket right now. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
29. 29.They ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
30. 30.We ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
31. 31.He ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
32. 32.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
34. 34.___ Manav baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.The students ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
36. 36.___ she swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
37. 37.You ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
39. 39.___ he playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing

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