Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 814 · 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.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is building (d) are build
2. 2.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
3. 3.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) are run (c) is running (d) are running
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
7. 7.___ they baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.___ he eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.Aarav ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
11. 11.They ___ a message now. (a) are send (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) am sending
12. 12.My friends ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
13. 13.My sister ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
14. 14.___ we swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
16. 16.You ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) are take
17. 17.You ___ in the park right now. (a) are jog (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
18. 18.I ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) am run (c) are running (d) is running
19. 19.___ my brother speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.___ she eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
23. 23.My brother ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buy
24. 24.My sister ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) is help (d) are helping
25. 25.___ Ishaan telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.You ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clap
27. 27.___ Arjun cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.I ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) am plant (d) is planting
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
30. 30.___ I drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.___ Tara playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
34. 34.___ we eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
36. 36.She ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
37. 37.___ Diya flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
40. 40.___ my parents eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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