Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 70 · 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.Diya ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
2. 2.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) am go (c) are going (d) am going
3. 3.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.I ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) am tell (d) am telling
5. 5.___ you catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.I ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eat
7. 7.___ he studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
9. 9.___ the students cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
10. 10.I ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) am bake
11. 11.Priya ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) is drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
14. 14.___ we studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.___ the children cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
17. 17.I ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) am win (d) is winning
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
21. 21.___ the children going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
23. 23.We ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
25. 25.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swim
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
27. 27.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jog (d) is jogging
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
30. 30.He ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is make (c) is making (d) are making
31. 31.___ I playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.He ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
33. 33.They ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
34. 34.___ Diya sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
37. 37.___ my parents helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.I ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cook
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing

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