Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 630 · 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.I ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eat
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
3. 3.___ you taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.___ the children singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.___ they studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
8. 8.___ my cousins sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
9. 9.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) are watch
10. 10.___ my brother carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
12. 12.They ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
14. 14.___ she swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ I going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.My friends ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) are drink
17. 17.She ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) are buying
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
19. 19.They ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
20. 20.They ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) am washing
21. 21.I ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) am feed
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
24. 24.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
25. 25.___ she winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
26. 26.___ he playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.Tara ___ a bicycle now. (a) is ride (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is riding
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
29. 29.He ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
30. 30.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.___ my sister washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
33. 33.Farhan ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
35. 35.___ she making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
38. 38.___ the students throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
39. 39.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
40. 40.She ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) is win

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