Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 660 · 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.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
3. 3.Myra ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is sing
4. 4.You ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) are take (c) are taking (d) is taking
5. 5.Sneha ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) is climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
7. 7.___ Meera swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
9. 9.___ you climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
11. 11.He ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is make (d) is making
12. 12.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
14. 14.___ she eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.___ you swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.We ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) are send (d) am sending
17. 17.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
19. 19.He ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
20. 20.We ___ a song now. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) am singing
21. 21.My sister ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
22. 22.___ they sending a message right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
25. 25.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
27. 27.___ my sister playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.I ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) am help
29. 29.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
30. 30.We ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
31. 31.___ you catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
33. 33.___ my brother singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
35. 35.Dev ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
36. 36.___ you feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
38. 38.___ he helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.They ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watch
40. 40.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dancing

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