Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 614 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
3. 3.I ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climb
4. 4.We ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are send
5. 5.You ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
6. 6.We ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) are dance (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
7. 7.___ we telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
9. 9.Rahul ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) is playing
10. 10.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.___ Dev planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
13. 13.Dev ___ a mango right now. (a) is eat (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) am eating
14. 14.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.They ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
16. 16.___ Ananya telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.He ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
18. 18.He ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
19. 19.___ they carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
21. 21.Priya ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
24. 24.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
26. 26.___ Tara flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.___ the students watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
29. 29.I ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) am dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
31. 31.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are clean
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
34. 34.We ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
36. 36.They ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) are take (c) am taking (d) is taking
37. 37.Arjun ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catch (d) is catching
38. 38.___ you helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.___ you clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.Priya ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking

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