Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 599 · 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.___ she singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
2. 2.___ he planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
4. 4.I ___ rice right now. (a) am cook (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
5. 5.___ they helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.She ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
7. 7.My sister ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) is plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
8. 8.Isha ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) is go
9. 9.___ Kavya baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.They ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are play (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are playing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
12. 12.Kavya ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) is send
13. 13.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) are watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
15. 15.___ Isha watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.Meera ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) is run (d) am running
17. 17.___ my brother making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
19. 19.___ Zoya running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
21. 21.My brother ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
22. 22.___ the children bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am plant (d) am planting
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
27. 27.Priya ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) is make
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
29. 29.They ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) is studying (d) are studying
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
31. 31.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dance
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
33. 33.We ___ rice right now. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
34. 34.Arjun ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
35. 35.You ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
36. 36.He ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) am making (d) is make
37. 37.We ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) are study
38. 38.___ Ishaan building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.___ Dev baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.My friends ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) are eat

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