Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 667 · 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 ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) are build
2. 2.My sister ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) is clap (d) am clapping
3. 3.___ Zoya speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.___ Vivaan studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.He ___ a picture right now. (a) is draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
6. 6.She ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) is ride (c) am riding (d) is riding
7. 7.___ they watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
8. 8.My friends ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) are dance (d) is dancing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
11. 11.___ they speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.My sister ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
14. 14.___ we building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
17. 17.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
21. 21.___ we studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) am plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
23. 23.Yash ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is building (c) is build (d) are building
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
26. 26.We ___ on the stage now. (a) are dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
27. 27.My brother ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) is run (c) are running (d) am running
28. 28.You ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
29. 29.___ she taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
31. 31.___ the students bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
32. 32.___ we washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
37. 37.I ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) am fly
38. 38.I ___ the dog right now. (a) am feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
39. 39.___ Meera sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying

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