Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 864 · 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.He ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
2. 2.The children ___ rice right now. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
3. 3.___ they eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
5. 5.Aarav ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) is drink (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
6. 6.___ we telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.I ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) am play (d) are playing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
9. 9.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) am wash
10. 10.The children ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
12. 12.She ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) is tell
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
14. 14.Tara ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
17. 17.___ my parents dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.___ she jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
19. 19.My brother ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) is fly
20. 20.___ Isha running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.He ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) is climb (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
22. 22.She ___ for the team now. (a) is clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
24. 24.___ my friends carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
26. 26.___ the children watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
28. 28.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.___ you eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
32. 32.They ___ the dishes now. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
33. 33.___ he flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.Omkar ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
35. 35.___ he building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
37. 37.We ___ a bicycle now. (a) are ride (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are riding
38. 38.___ Ananya drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.Arjun ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) is ride (c) are riding (d) is riding
40. 40.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) are watching

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