Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 586 · 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.My brother ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) is throw
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
5. 5.I ___ in the park now. (a) am run (b) are running (c) is running (d) am running
6. 6.I ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
7. 7.Myra ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) is watch
8. 8.Kabir ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
9. 9.I ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carry
10. 10.Isha ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) is win (c) are winning (d) am winning
11. 11.___ you buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
12. 12.My friends ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
14. 14.___ Aarav singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
16. 16.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
17. 17.___ Manav taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
19. 19.My friends ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
20. 20.They ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
21. 21.___ they studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
22. 22.___ the students planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
24. 24.You ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
27. 27.She ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) is go
28. 28.___ my brother telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.___ my sister cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.We ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
31. 31.My friends ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) are write
32. 32.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
33. 33.Dev ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) is run (d) are running
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
35. 35.She ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is help (d) is helping
36. 36.___ we bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
37. 37.___ you flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
38. 38.___ they taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing

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