Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 735 · 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 ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carry (d) am carrying
2. 2.The children ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) am playing (d) are playing
3. 3.___ we throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.___ Farhan clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.___ my sister watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
6. 6.I ___ rice now. (a) am cook (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
12. 12.___ Dev going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
14. 14.___ Isha writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.My sister ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
16. 16.___ he studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
17. 17.You ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
19. 19.She ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
20. 20.My cousins ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bring (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
21. 21.___ we climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
22. 22.Myra ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) is sing (c) am singing (d) is singing
23. 23.___ he washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
25. 25.___ we singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
27. 27.Aarav ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is run (c) is running (d) are running
28. 28.He ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are making (d) is make
29. 29.___ you telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.We ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) are drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
32. 32.___ we playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.My sister ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
34. 34.You ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
36. 36.___ the students taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.___ they making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.You ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing

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