Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 579 · 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.She ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
2. 2.My friends ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swim (d) is swimming
3. 3.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
5. 5.My parents ___ a kite right now. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
8. 8.You ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bring
9. 9.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.___ she flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.___ she riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) is playing
13. 13.She ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
14. 14.___ he playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
17. 17.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
18. 18.___ you cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.___ Aarav climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Myra ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) am swimming
21. 21.___ he bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.___ we telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
24. 24.___ he eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.I ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) am drink (d) are drinking
26. 26.___ she studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.My sister ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) is catch (c) am catching (d) is catching
28. 28.___ he cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
30. 30.___ Pooja helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.He ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) is write
32. 32.My cousins ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
33. 33.The children ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
35. 35.___ you telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.___ you watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.___ the children throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.You ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
39. 39.___ we bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.My cousins ___ lunch now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing

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