Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 871 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
2. 2.___ you dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
3. 3.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
4. 4.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
5. 5.___ she making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.My sister ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) are planting
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
10. 10.___ Kabir helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
13. 13.He ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
16. 16.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
18. 18.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.___ she studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.___ we planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.___ my cousins singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.Neel ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) am building (c) are building (d) is building
24. 24.You ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
25. 25.___ you building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.She ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) am riding (d) are riding
27. 27.They ___ to school now. (a) are go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
28. 28.___ my cousins climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.He ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
30. 30.We ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
32. 32.Isha ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swim
33. 33.You ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
34. 34.My brother ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
35. 35.___ Zoya planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
36. 36.___ my friends planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
39. 39.My friends ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
40. 40.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) are plant

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