Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 808 · 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 sister ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) are telling
2. 2.Arjun ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
3. 3.Pooja ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) is baking (d) am baking
4. 4.___ you wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
7. 7.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.Nisha ___ a story right now. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
9. 9.My brother ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) am telling
10. 10.___ Priya carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
13. 13.___ Kavya cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.___ my brother riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.You ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
16. 16.My sister ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) is plant
17. 17.___ I riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
19. 19.___ Ishaan eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.___ Diya drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.My parents ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) are write
23. 23.___ he baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
24. 24.___ my friends baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
26. 26.She ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) are washing
27. 27.___ my friends playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.She ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) are going (d) is going
29. 29.___ my sister swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
30. 30.My brother ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bring
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
32. 32.You ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) are build (c) am building (d) is building
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
34. 34.___ Vivaan feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
35. 35.My friends ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
36. 36.He ___ a cap now. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
37. 37.___ they making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.___ we running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.I ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) am study
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing

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