Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 729 · 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.I ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am draw
2. 2.___ my parents throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.They ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
4. 4.___ my sister planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.___ the children throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.___ they running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.They ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
8. 8.___ he drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.___ Karan baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
11. 11.___ he cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
14. 14.The children ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
16. 16.Rohan ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
17. 17.I ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am fly
18. 18.Saanvi ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
20. 20.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
21. 21.___ Nisha cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
22. 22.We ___ cricket right now. (a) are play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing
23. 23.They ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) are ride
24. 24.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am clean
25. 25.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are build (c) am building (d) are building
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
27. 27.You ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) are play (d) am playing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
29. 29.___ Aarav building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
30. 30.___ my parents studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.Saanvi ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) am helping (d) is helping
32. 32.He ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
34. 34.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
35. 35.He ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
36. 36.They ___ for the team right now. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
39. 39.Arjun ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching

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