Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 861 · 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.___ the students taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.We ___ to school at the moment. (a) are go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
3. 3.___ my cousins flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
5. 5.___ we jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.___ they bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.I ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am play (c) am playing (d) is playing
9. 9.My friends ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
11. 11.Nisha ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
14. 14.___ Riya dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.___ they feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climb (d) are climbing
19. 19.Aisha ___ science now. (a) is study (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are studying
20. 20.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.You ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) am playing
22. 22.You ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
24. 24.We ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) are throw (d) am throwing
25. 25.___ they wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.___ I sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
28. 28.___ I helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.My friends ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
30. 30.___ they studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.My sister ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
32. 32.I ___ the match now. (a) am win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
33. 33.He ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
35. 35.___ we making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
38. 38.They ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) are go (d) am going
39. 39.___ I riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
40. 40.___ Kavya washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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