Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 821 · 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.I ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) am carry (d) is carrying
2. 2.They ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
4. 4.We ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
5. 5.We ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) are go (c) am going (d) are going
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
7. 7.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am clean
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
9. 9.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is building (d) am build
10. 10.He ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
11. 11.Ananya ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
12. 12.My brother ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
13. 13.___ my sister baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.___ they building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.You ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
17. 17.She ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
18. 18.___ you speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.___ my sister swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
22. 22.___ they sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
23. 23.She ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) is throw (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
24. 24.She ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
27. 27.___ we swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.___ Omkar playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.We ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) are helping
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
31. 31.___ my sister telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.The children ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
33. 33.___ he going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
36. 36.___ he carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
39. 39.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
40. 40.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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