Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 59 · 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.They ___ science at the moment. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
3. 3.Omkar ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) is sing (c) am singing (d) is singing
4. 4.___ you writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
5. 5.My parents ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swim
6. 6.I ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) am tell
7. 7.They ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are ride (c) are riding (d) am riding
8. 8.___ he dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
10. 10.She ___ lunch right now. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
12. 12.Aditya ___ science right now. (a) is study (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) am studying
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
17. 17.My friends ___ a song now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
18. 18.You ___ on the stage now. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
19. 19.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
22. 22.My friends ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
23. 23.I ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
25. 25.She ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) is speak
26. 26.My parents ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) am playing
27. 27.Myra ___ the dog right now. (a) is feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
28. 28.___ they helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.You ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak
30. 30.She ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) am taking (d) are taking
31. 31.___ my brother building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
32. 32.My brother ___ lunch now. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
33. 33.___ she buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.___ we planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.They ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
36. 36.Nisha ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping
37. 37.I ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drink
38. 38.You ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) are fly
39. 39.___ Myra writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.___ my brother buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

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