Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 759 · 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 “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
2. 2.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) am play (d) are playing
3. 3.My sister ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) am writing
4. 4.___ the students telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
5. 5.I ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) am ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
6. 6.___ they telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.Aditya ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
8. 8.___ he jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.___ my sister catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.___ he feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.___ I bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
13. 13.I ___ a song now. (a) am sing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is singing
14. 14.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
16. 16.You ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) is studying
17. 17.We ___ for the team right now. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
19. 19.___ Karan planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.___ they climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
22. 22.The students ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
23. 23.Diya ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) is tell (c) am telling (d) is telling
24. 24.I ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
26. 26.They ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
27. 27.___ you speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
29. 29.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
30. 30.___ we drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.They ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
32. 32.My sister ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
33. 33.I ___ milk now. (a) am drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
34. 34.___ I sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) are buy (d) is buying
36. 36.He ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
37. 37.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.I ___ in the park right now. (a) am run (b) am running (c) are running (d) is running
39. 39.___ we singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.You ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) are win (d) is winning

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