Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 707 · 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.They ___ a tree now. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
2. 2.___ she watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
6. 6.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.___ Kavya jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.My brother ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook
9. 9.Diya ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
11. 11.You ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) are go (c) are going (d) am going
12. 12.___ we making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.She ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
14. 14.___ Vivaan cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.___ I dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
17. 17.___ you making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.My parents ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) are build (d) is building
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
23. 23.___ my friends eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
25. 25.___ Kavya wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.___ the children drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
27. 27.___ I throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.___ I telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
30. 30.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
33. 33.___ we wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.___ we watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.He ___ for the team now. (a) is clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
36. 36.We ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
37. 37.___ Ira eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
40. 40.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) are watch (c) am watching (d) is watching

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