Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 573 · 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) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
3. 3.___ I flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.Rahul ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) am writing
5. 5.They ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
6. 6.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) am catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
7. 7.You ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) are send (c) is sending (d) am sending
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
9. 9.She ___ a message right now. (a) is send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
10. 10.My friends ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climb
11. 11.___ Myra sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
13. 13.Kunal ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
14. 14.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) am take
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
16. 16.He ___ the ball right now. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
19. 19.___ I taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.We ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) are buy (d) am buying
21. 21.___ my brother riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.The students ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) are fly
23. 23.___ my brother cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
24. 24.We ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) are wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
25. 25.She ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
26. 26.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
27. 27.___ my friends singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.You ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
29. 29.___ I studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
31. 31.___ Yash eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
33. 33.She ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wear
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
35. 35.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is building (d) is build
36. 36.My sister ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
37. 37.They ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
39. 39.___ we dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.___ my parents carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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