Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 705 · 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 parents ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
2. 2.They ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) am writing
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
4. 4.We ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
5. 5.___ my sister building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.___ he clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
8. 8.He ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
9. 9.___ you making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.They ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
11. 11.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
13. 13.You ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
14. 14.___ you jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.___ he making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
16. 16.___ I catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
19. 19.He ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) is baking (d) am baking
20. 20.___ he playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.You ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drink (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
22. 22.We ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drink
23. 23.___ they running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.Saanvi ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
25. 25.___ you drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
26. 26.___ my brother catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
29. 29.___ I dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.Nisha ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
32. 32.___ they speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.She ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
34. 34.___ my parents cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.They ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
36. 36.Manav ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
37. 37.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.He ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
39. 39.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) am bake (c) is baking (d) am baking
40. 40.___ you throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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