Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 640 · 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 “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
2. 2.Aarav ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wear
3. 3.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) am wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
6. 6.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.___ you riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
9. 9.My cousins ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) are build (d) am building
10. 10.We ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
11. 11.Ishaan ___ a cake right now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
12. 12.The children ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
14. 14.___ she cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ Karan clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
17. 17.___ Riya swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.They ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
22. 22.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
23. 23.___ they throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.Isha ___ for the team right now. (a) is clap (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
25. 25.___ Meera flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.Ira ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
27. 27.___ we studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
29. 29.___ we cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.___ I swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.They ___ a letter now. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
32. 32.I ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am ride (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is riding
33. 33.My sister ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
34. 34.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
35. 35.My brother ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
36. 36.He ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
37. 37.___ my brother carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.She ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
40. 40.Ira ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) are helping

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