Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 658 · 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.She ___ a message at the moment. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
3. 3.Myra ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
4. 4.___ she planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
7. 7.___ I telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.___ you carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.They ___ a song at the moment. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
10. 10.She ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) is playing (d) are playing
11. 11.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
12. 12.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
14. 14.I ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
17. 17.I ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drink (d) am drinking
18. 18.___ I playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.___ they cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
21. 21.They ___ a cake right now. (a) are bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
22. 22.My brother ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
23. 23.Riya ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
24. 24.___ my cousins flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.___ the children sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.We ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) are send
27. 27.___ Meera catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.___ he swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
30. 30.He ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
31. 31.We ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
32. 32.___ they carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
35. 35.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) are speak (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
38. 38.___ you telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
40. 40.He ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning

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