Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 836 · 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 ___ a letter right now. (a) are write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
2. 2.My cousins ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
4. 4.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
6. 6.My cousins ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) am playing
7. 7.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
8. 8.We ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
9. 9.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) is build (c) am building (d) is building
10. 10.The children ___ the dog right now. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
11. 11.___ she cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
13. 13.My sister ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
14. 14.My sister ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) is running (c) is run (d) am running
15. 15.Sneha ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
17. 17.They ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) are eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
19. 19.___ they jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.___ you taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.___ Yash bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
23. 23.They ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) are go
24. 24.He ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) is take
25. 25.You ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) are drink (d) am drinking
26. 26.___ I planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
28. 28.We ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) are make
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
30. 30.___ he helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
32. 32.___ he going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.We ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) am catching
34. 34.___ we studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) are draw
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
37. 37.___ she helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.___ I clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am write
40. 40.You ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) are eat

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