Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 878 · 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.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
2. 2.___ they buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.He ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
4. 4.___ my brother playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
6. 6.Aditya ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
8. 8.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
10. 10.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) am wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
11. 11.I ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) am send (d) am sending
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
13. 13.We ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
17. 17.___ they jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.My brother ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
21. 21.My brother ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) is plant
22. 22.___ she cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.___ we planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.___ she catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.___ you going to school now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.___ you sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.___ we watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.___ Meera washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) are play
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
31. 31.They ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are play
32. 32.___ I planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
34. 34.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are running (c) am running (d) is run
35. 35.___ they baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.They ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) are making (c) is making (d) am making
37. 37.I ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) am tell
38. 38.___ they drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
40. 40.___ he studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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