Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 60 · 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.You ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) are make (d) am making
2. 2.___ Meera clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.My cousins ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
4. 4.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) am play (c) am playing (d) is playing
5. 5.He ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
6. 6.He ___ the ball now. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
7. 7.___ I going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.___ my sister writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
10. 10.___ the students helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.They ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are write (d) are writing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
13. 13.___ they writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
17. 17.You ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are write
18. 18.She ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is run (c) is running (d) are running
19. 19.He ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) is drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
20. 20.We ___ cricket right now. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
21. 21.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
23. 23.I ___ a song at the moment. (a) am sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
24. 24.My brother ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
25. 25.Neel ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
26. 26.___ they running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.___ you singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.___ Riya riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
30. 30.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) am watch (d) is watching
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
34. 34.Neel ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
37. 37.I ___ rice now. (a) am cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
38. 38.He ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) are going (c) is going (d) am going
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing

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