Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 720 · 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.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
2. 2.___ my cousins going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
4. 4.We ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) are make (c) are making (d) is making
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
6. 6.___ you dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.Isha ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is make (c) are making (d) is making
8. 8.My brother ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is build (d) is building
9. 9.My sister ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
11. 11.She ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
12. 12.We ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
13. 13.He ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
14. 14.I ___ the train right now. (a) am take (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is taking
15. 15.Aarav ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is going (d) is go
16. 16.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
17. 17.___ you speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
20. 20.___ she singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
21. 21.He ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
22. 22.They ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) are eat
23. 23.___ Neel buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are building (d) am build
25. 25.I ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wear (d) am wearing
26. 26.___ my brother taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
28. 28.They ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) am playing (d) are playing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
31. 31.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
32. 32.My brother ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
33. 33.They ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
34. 34.___ you taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.He ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) is drink (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
36. 36.You ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
37. 37.You ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
38. 38.Pooja ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
39. 39.___ my brother bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.___ the students cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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