Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 731 · 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 feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.___ my sister swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
5. 5.___ Meera throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.___ they throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.She ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
9. 9.___ we singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.They ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) is helping
11. 11.___ the students winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
13. 13.___ my parents drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.Aarav ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) are winning
15. 15.___ my sister building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.___ we running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.Ira ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
19. 19.Priya ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
21. 21.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
22. 22.___ she running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
23. 23.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) is build (c) are building (d) is building
24. 24.___ Omkar cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.___ we writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
28. 28.___ we washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
31. 31.Ira ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) is write (d) are writing
32. 32.___ I running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.Ira ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) is fly
34. 34.She ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) are swimming
35. 35.___ my friends playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
37. 37.___ she eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.Tara ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
39. 39.___ he jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.Zoya ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying

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