Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 690 · 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.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) is writing
2. 2.She ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
6. 6.My sister ___ a song at the moment. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
7. 7.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climb (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
10. 10.___ Aditya making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
12. 12.Riya ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
15. 15.___ Vivaan going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
17. 17.Pooja ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
18. 18.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
19. 19.___ I making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.___ my cousins helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.You ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) are write
22. 22.___ my sister carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
23. 23.___ Ishaan planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.___ my brother studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.Myra ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
27. 27.___ she feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.___ he helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
30. 30.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
32. 32.My sister ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
33. 33.You ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) are write (d) am writing
34. 34.They ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
35. 35.___ you drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
37. 37.She ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) is take
38. 38.___ you singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.Meera ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying

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