Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 575 · 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.___ you playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.They ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
4. 4.___ you taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
6. 6.___ my sister swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.He ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is take
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
9. 9.He ___ the ball now. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
10. 10.They ___ the match now. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
13. 13.We ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
15. 15.___ my parents telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.Arjun ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) is eat (d) am eating
17. 17.___ you climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.My sister ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
19. 19.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
20. 20.My sister ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
21. 21.My sister ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
22. 22.___ Riya sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
24. 24.They ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
25. 25.___ Diya cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
27. 27.___ you watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.___ he bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
30. 30.He ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
31. 31.My sister ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) is sing
32. 32.My cousins ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
33. 33.Kabir ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
34. 34.My sister ___ for the team now. (a) is clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
35. 35.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
36. 36.They ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
37. 37.I ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
38. 38.___ you making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.We ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) are help
40. 40.___ he studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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