Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 855 · 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 cousins flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
2. 2.___ she cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
4. 4.___ my parents running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
6. 6.Diya ___ a story right now. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
8. 8.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
9. 9.___ I feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.___ I playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.Rahul ___ to school right now. (a) is go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
13. 13.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
14. 14.I ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climb (d) am climbing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
16. 16.___ the children baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.He ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
19. 19.___ my cousins jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.Priya ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
21. 21.___ Rohan helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
24. 24.Diya ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
27. 27.You ___ a tree now. (a) are plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
28. 28.You ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) are clean (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
29. 29.___ the students washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.___ Arjun planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
32. 32.___ Ishaan cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.Arjun ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
38. 38.Pooja ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
39. 39.They ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are run (d) are running
40. 40.My sister ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance

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