Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 875 · 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.___ Rahul speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
5. 5.___ we going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
7. 7.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.She ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
9. 9.I ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) am swim (d) is swimming
10. 10.They ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
11. 11.I ___ for the team right now. (a) am clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
12. 12.___ I winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.My sister ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
15. 15.___ she washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
16. 16.___ he studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.Nisha ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
19. 19.We ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) are swim
20. 20.___ you cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.My sister ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) is build
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
23. 23.Ira ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
26. 26.___ she building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.___ she making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) am catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
29. 29.___ you drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.___ they running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.Priya ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) is winning
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
33. 33.___ we baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
34. 34.___ Ananya building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.He ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) is help (d) are helping
36. 36.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
37. 37.___ she baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.___ my parents throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing

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