Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 696 · 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.My sister ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is build (c) is building (d) are building
2. 2.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.They ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
4. 4.He ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) is go
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
6. 6.___ Pooja running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.Manav ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
9. 9.___ my parents eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.___ we telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.Myra ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) are going (d) is going
12. 12.He ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) am writing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
14. 14.Ishaan ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
15. 15.My brother ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) is wash
16. 16.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.___ I playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
18. 18.___ the students bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.The children ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
21. 21.We ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
22. 22.___ he sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
23. 23.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) am play
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
25. 25.___ she going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
27. 27.___ they wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
29. 29.We ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feed
30. 30.___ my sister eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.He ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
32. 32.___ Isha baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.My friends ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) are flying
34. 34.___ I sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.Pooja ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is go (d) is going
36. 36.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.He ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
40. 40.Arjun ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swim

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