Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 589 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
2. 2.Priya ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swim
3. 3.___ I buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.___ Aditya sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.___ he planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.Nisha ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) is throw
7. 7.He ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
8. 8.___ she playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.We ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
10. 10.___ they winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
12. 12.___ he going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
14. 14.___ my cousins sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.My sister ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) is build (c) are building (d) am building
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
17. 17.They ___ the dog now. (a) are feed (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
18. 18.___ Aditya writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
19. 19.Aisha ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) is clap
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
22. 22.She ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is run (d) is running
23. 23.Yash ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
24. 24.My friends ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are winning
25. 25.My sister ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
26. 26.___ I cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.We ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
29. 29.The students ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) are plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
30. 30.___ I making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.___ he cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
33. 33.___ Aditya bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.They ___ on the stage now. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
36. 36.He ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catch (d) is catching
37. 37.My brother ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
39. 39.My brother ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) is win (c) am winning (d) is winning
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking

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