Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 829 · 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.They ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) are play
2. 2.___ they flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
7. 7.She ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
8. 8.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
9. 9.He ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
11. 11.Diya ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) is buy
12. 12.___ my sister going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
13. 13.___ he washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.___ Rahul planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.You ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) am studying
16. 16.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
17. 17.___ Farhan playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.We ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) are win (d) is winning
19. 19.My parents ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) are make (c) is making (d) are making
20. 20.My sister ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
22. 22.He ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
24. 24.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.We ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
26. 26.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.We ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is singing
28. 28.___ my brother drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) am bake (d) are baking
30. 30.The children ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
32. 32.___ I flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.My parents ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) is running (c) are run (d) am running
34. 34.___ she feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.I ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) am bring (d) is bringing
36. 36.My parents ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climb
37. 37.___ they eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.She ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
40. 40.They ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming

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