Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 652 · 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 swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.He ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
3. 3.___ Sneha planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.He ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climb
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
6. 6.___ he catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
10. 10.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) am build (c) are building (d) is building
11. 11.Nisha ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
12. 12.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
13. 13.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
14. 14.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
16. 16.___ Omkar running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climb (d) am climbing
18. 18.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
19. 19.___ my parents drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.___ they jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
27. 27.My brother ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wear
28. 28.He ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) is make (d) am making
29. 29.My friends ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are send (d) are sending
30. 30.She ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
31. 31.___ my sister running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
36. 36.She ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
37. 37.I ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) am tell (d) am telling
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
40. 40.He ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) is buy

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