Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 809 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
3. 3.___ they singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
5. 5.___ my brother drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
7. 7.___ my friends building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
9. 9.Meera ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are taking
10. 10.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) am go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
11. 11.___ Saanvi buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.___ we riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.I ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) am make (c) are making (d) am making
14. 14.___ we swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
16. 16.He ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) am playing
17. 17.___ she dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
20. 20.___ he running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.You ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
22. 22.He ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) are playing
23. 23.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
26. 26.I ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wear
27. 27.My cousins ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) are building (c) am building (d) is building
28. 28.He ___ the bag right now. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
29. 29.___ she wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.___ she buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.Aarav ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
32. 32.They ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) is playing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
34. 34.Vivaan ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) is tell
35. 35.___ my cousins cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
37. 37.I ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) am catch (d) are catching
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
39. 39.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
40. 40.They ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) are take (c) are taking (d) am taking

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