Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 76 · 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.You ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are running (d) are run
2. 2.___ you sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
4. 4.My friends ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
5. 5.Manav ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
6. 6.You ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are take (d) are taking
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
10. 10.You ___ a mango now. (a) are eat (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) am eating
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
12. 12.We ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
15. 15.___ you baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
16. 16.___ my sister planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.My friends ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) are drawing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
20. 20.___ he making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.She ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) is fly
22. 22.My friends ___ a bicycle now. (a) are ride (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is riding
23. 23.___ Ananya taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.Meera ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) are throwing
25. 25.Aisha ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) is send (d) am sending
26. 26.We ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) are buy
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
31. 31.I ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speak
32. 32.My sister ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
33. 33.He ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
34. 34.___ he feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climb
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
39. 39.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) am building (c) are build (d) is building
40. 40.My cousins ___ a letter now. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing

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