Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 651 · 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 story now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) am tell (d) is telling
2. 2.___ Manav dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.Isha ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
6. 6.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.You ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
9. 9.My friends ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
10. 10.___ he going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
13. 13.Vivaan ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) is study (c) are studying (d) am studying
14. 14.Meera ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) am singing (c) is singing (d) are singing
15. 15.My sister ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
16. 16.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
20. 20.My brother ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) is eat (d) are eating
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
22. 22.I ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) am go
23. 23.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.___ my parents playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
26. 26.They ___ a story at the moment. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
28. 28.___ she carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.The students ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) are wash
30. 30.I ___ a story right now. (a) am tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
31. 31.You ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
32. 32.___ Aisha speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.___ my cousins watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
34. 34.Ira ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) is write
35. 35.___ they wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.He ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is sing (d) is singing
37. 37.My parents ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
38. 38.You ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
39. 39.___ we singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.___ Sneha making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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