Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 603 · 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.He ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
3. 3.I ___ lunch right now. (a) am bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
4. 4.Aditya ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) is draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
5. 5.She ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
7. 7.Kavya ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) is send (d) are sending
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
10. 10.___ they feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
14. 14.I ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
15. 15.She ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
18. 18.___ Aarav building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.___ we flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.___ my friends jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
22. 22.She ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) is writing
23. 23.___ Riya helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.___ my brother baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.The children ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
26. 26.She ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is play (d) is playing
27. 27.Isha ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) is make
28. 28.They ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are fly
29. 29.___ my brother eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
31. 31.___ he cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.My friends ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) are run (c) is running (d) are running
33. 33.My friends ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) is playing
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
35. 35.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
37. 37.___ we building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
39. 39.___ my friends baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.___ you winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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