Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 769 · 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.My parents ___ tea now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
2. 2.You ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) am planting
3. 3.You ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
4. 4.___ Manav cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.___ we writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.Manav ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
8. 8.You ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
10. 10.___ you clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.I ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dance (d) is dancing
12. 12.___ she dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.___ my brother climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.___ Omkar making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.___ I making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.___ they cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
19. 19.___ my cousins studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.My sister ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is planting
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
22. 22.My parents ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) are clap (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
23. 23.They ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) are feed (d) is feeding
24. 24.___ Priya riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
27. 27.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.Priya ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) are taking
29. 29.___ you carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
31. 31.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running
32. 32.___ the children flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
34. 34.She ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) are drinking
35. 35.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dance
36. 36.___ he cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.We ___ rice right now. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
38. 38.___ Isha running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
39. 39.I ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) am jog (d) are jogging
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking

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