Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 853 · 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 ___ for the team now. (a) am clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
2. 2.My brother ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) is go (c) are going (d) am going
3. 3.___ the students speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.___ we taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
6. 6.___ Isha studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) am swim (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
9. 9.___ I playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
11. 11.They ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
12. 12.___ I running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.___ Nisha catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
16. 16.We ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
17. 17.My brother ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
18. 18.___ you sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.___ we eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
23. 23.___ we making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
25. 25.___ Rahul clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
26. 26.___ Arjun wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
27. 27.Karan ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is run (c) are running (d) is running
28. 28.I ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) am speak (d) is speaking
29. 29.Kunal ___ a cap now. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
30. 30.He ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) is eat (d) are eating
31. 31.___ she buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.You ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
33. 33.___ she singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.You ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
36. 36.I ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am bake
37. 37.They ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drink
38. 38.___ Ananya writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.We ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
40. 40.My parents ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) are speak (c) is speaking (d) are speaking

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