Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 77 · 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.___ she helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
2. 2.We ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dance
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
4. 4.___ he taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.Kabir ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
7. 7.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) are tell (d) is telling
8. 8.___ Arjun speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.We ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
10. 10.He ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
11. 11.They ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
12. 12.___ he telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.___ you sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
16. 16.She ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) are studying
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
19. 19.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
22. 22.___ you wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
25. 25.They ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
26. 26.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
28. 28.Zoya ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is bake
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
30. 30.They ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) are sing (d) am singing
31. 31.___ my cousins telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.Kavya ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) are playing (d) is playing
33. 33.We ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
34. 34.They ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) are playing
35. 35.Omkar ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throw
36. 36.___ the children speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
39. 39.They ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) are cook
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching

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