Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 817 · 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 friends ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
3. 3.___ my sister cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.___ he running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.He ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
6. 6.They ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
7. 7.___ he bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.___ the students drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.They ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) is running (c) are running (d) am running
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
11. 11.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) am climbing
12. 12.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
14. 14.___ we drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ my brother riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.They ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are ride
17. 17.She ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
18. 18.___ you making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
20. 20.He ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is go (c) are going (d) is going
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
23. 23.___ Kunal building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.We ___ a song at the moment. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
25. 25.___ my brother planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.___ the children flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
27. 27.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.___ Manav drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
29. 29.___ I singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.We ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) is winning
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
32. 32.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am fly (d) am flying
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
36. 36.She ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are building (d) is build
37. 37.I ___ milk right now. (a) am drink (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
38. 38.___ Aarav running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.My sister ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) is draw (d) am drawing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing

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