Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 807 · 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 cousins ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
2. 2.They ___ a cap now. (a) are wear (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
4. 4.He ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) is build (d) are building
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
6. 6.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.___ Saanvi washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
9. 9.She ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
10. 10.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
12. 12.You ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are fly (d) are flying
13. 13.Karan ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
14. 14.We ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) are clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
15. 15.My parents ___ a song now. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) am singing
16. 16.___ Nisha winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
18. 18.She ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
19. 19.___ Karan running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
21. 21.Meera ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) is watch
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
23. 23.We ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) are help
24. 24.They ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
25. 25.___ my sister cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
27. 27.___ I flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
30. 30.Nisha ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) is sing (c) am singing (d) are singing
31. 31.They ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
32. 32.You ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buy (c) is buying (d) are buying
33. 33.He ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is run (c) am running (d) is running
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
35. 35.___ the students throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.I ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) am catch
37. 37.___ you building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
38. 38.The children ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dance
39. 39.He ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
40. 40.Kavya ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is draw

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