Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 594 · 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.Aarav ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clap (d) am clapping
2. 2.My brother ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
3. 3.___ Kabir eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
5. 5.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) is build (c) are building (d) am building
6. 6.We ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
7. 7.___ she writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
11. 11.___ the students throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
12. 12.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) are watch
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
14. 14.___ my cousins playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) are help (d) is helping
16. 16.She ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) is swim (d) am swimming
17. 17.___ we throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
19. 19.My parents ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
21. 21.She ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
23. 23.He ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) is catch (c) am catching (d) is catching
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
25. 25.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
26. 26.My friends ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) are cook
27. 27.She ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
28. 28.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
30. 30.She ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
32. 32.___ Farhan wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.She ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) are going (c) is going (d) am going
34. 34.___ you flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.___ the children helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.He ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
37. 37.___ Tara speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.You ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
40. 40.___ Rahul wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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