Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 880 · 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 ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
2. 2.___ my sister climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
4. 4.I ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) am climb
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
6. 6.___ he washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.You ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
9. 9.They ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) are bring
10. 10.___ I helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
13. 13.___ he telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
16. 16.___ my sister helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.___ the children eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.___ she telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
19. 19.___ she jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.___ he playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
21. 21.She ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
23. 23.___ we bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.___ Manav throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.___ the children feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
26. 26.You ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) are bake (c) is baking (d) am baking
27. 27.They ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
28. 28.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.___ the students baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.You ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
31. 31.Aarav ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clap (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
32. 32.Kabir ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
33. 33.She ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) is help
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
35. 35.Rohan ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catch
36. 36.___ my friends buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
38. 38.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
40. 40.He ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) are buying

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