Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 88 · 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 building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.Ira ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
6. 6.___ you baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
9. 9.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
10. 10.My sister ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
11. 11.Aisha ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) is wash (d) are washing
12. 12.___ the students throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
16. 16.Aarav ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
17. 17.___ my friends winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
19. 19.I ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) am eat (d) am eating
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
21. 21.___ Ananya running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.He ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) is tell
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
25. 25.___ the children dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
27. 27.___ you clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.My parents ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
30. 30.Pooja ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is wash
31. 31.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) are buy (c) is buying (d) am buying
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
33. 33.You ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) is studying
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
35. 35.___ she cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.___ Meera catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
38. 38.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying
39. 39.___ my parents catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
40. 40.___ we dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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