Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 725 · 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 catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.My sister ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) is buy
3. 3.She ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) is help
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
7. 7.He ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
8. 8.You ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) are sending
9. 9.We ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
11. 11.I ___ a message right now. (a) am send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
12. 12.Saanvi ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
14. 14.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.I ___ a letter now. (a) am write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
16. 16.He ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
17. 17.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
18. 18.___ Meera taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.She ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is send (d) is sending
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
22. 22.The students ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) am writing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
24. 24.We ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
27. 27.My brother ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
28. 28.___ my cousins bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.___ the children buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.The students ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are write (d) are writing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
35. 35.___ Myra studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
36. 36.___ he carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
37. 37.___ Tara buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.___ Omkar eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
40. 40.They ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog

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