Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 62 · 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 ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
2. 2.Zoya ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
4. 4.My brother ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
5. 5.___ Arjun speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
8. 8.My brother ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
9. 9.Aisha ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
10. 10.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) am build
11. 11.They ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
12. 12.Kabir ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) am catching
13. 13.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
14. 14.___ Arjun buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
16. 16.___ Rohan drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.She ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
18. 18.My parents ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) are run (c) are running (d) is running
19. 19.We ___ Hindi now. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
21. 21.Omkar ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
22. 22.___ my sister swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
23. 23.My friends ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) are build (c) are building (d) am building
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
25. 25.My brother ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) is sing
26. 26.___ Saanvi telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
28. 28.Zoya ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is play
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
30. 30.He ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
31. 31.My brother ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
32. 32.___ they throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.You ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) is winning (d) are winning
34. 34.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.___ Rahul baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
37. 37.___ my brother going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.___ I clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing

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