Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 736 · 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.They ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
3. 3.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
4. 4.___ they buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
6. 6.___ you climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
8. 8.___ we flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
11. 11.___ she baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.___ Diya winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.My brother ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) is study
14. 14.We ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
17. 17.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.We ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) am playing
19. 19.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.___ they swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.They ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) are eat (d) am eating
23. 23.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) is running (c) am run (d) am running
24. 24.___ he carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.She ___ milk right now. (a) is drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
26. 26.___ you flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
29. 29.My friends ___ a picture now. (a) are draw (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
30. 30.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) is building (c) are build (d) am building
31. 31.___ my brother running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.My brother ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speak (d) is speaking
33. 33.We ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) are draw
34. 34.We ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) are drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
35. 35.___ Rohan drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.We ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
37. 37.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.Riya ___ the match right now. (a) is win (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am winning
39. 39.They ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
40. 40.___ she writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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