Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 744 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
3. 3.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) are plant
4. 4.___ Ananya wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
5. 5.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swim (d) am swimming
6. 6.___ you winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
10. 10.Kavya ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
12. 12.___ Aditya climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
14. 14.___ you sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.He ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
16. 16.They ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throw
17. 17.My cousins ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climb
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
21. 21.___ my brother making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.___ Ira making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
23. 23.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
27. 27.___ she swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
30. 30.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
32. 32.I ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) am help (c) am helping (d) are helping
33. 33.Aditya ___ the train at the moment. (a) is take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
34. 34.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) is writing
35. 35.My sister ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
36. 36.___ they telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
39. 39.We ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding

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