Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 752 · 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 ___ science at the moment. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) are studying
2. 2.___ we climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
5. 5.___ she drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
7. 7.She ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) is make (c) are making (d) am making
8. 8.Arjun ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) is catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
9. 9.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
10. 10.___ she sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.___ Vivaan cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
13. 13.___ Dev eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.___ the students climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.We ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are go (c) is going (d) are going
16. 16.The students ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
18. 18.___ my brother wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.___ she telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.He ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) is make
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
22. 22.They ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) are send
23. 23.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) am ride (c) am riding (d) is riding
24. 24.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
25. 25.___ my sister climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
26. 26.I ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
28. 28.He ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) are going (d) is going
29. 29.___ they making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.___ Aisha wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.___ my friends telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.They ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
33. 33.___ you dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.You ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) are run (d) am running
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
37. 37.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) am fly
38. 38.___ we singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.You ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
40. 40.My friends ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking

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