Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 587 · 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.The children ___ the dog now. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
3. 3.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.Vivaan ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
5. 5.They ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) is studying (d) are studying
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
7. 7.___ my sister washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
9. 9.___ I catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
10. 10.___ my brother feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.Arjun ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
12. 12.He ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) am taking
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
14. 14.___ Zoya cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.Meera ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) am eating
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
18. 18.Vivaan ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
19. 19.They ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
21. 21.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
24. 24.Ishaan ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) is taking
25. 25.She ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) am swimming
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
27. 27.We ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
28. 28.Kavya ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
30. 30.___ they drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
33. 33.Priya ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
34. 34.___ I speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climb
36. 36.___ she taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.I ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) am wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
38. 38.My sister ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
39. 39.___ you drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.You ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing

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