Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 887 · 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.My brother ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) is speak (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
2. 2.He ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is take
3. 3.___ he writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.You ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
6. 6.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
9. 9.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
10. 10.Priya ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) is winning
11. 11.They ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
13. 13.My sister ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) are throwing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
15. 15.___ my sister cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.Zoya ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
17. 17.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.My parents ___ tea now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
19. 19.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
21. 21.___ you clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
23. 23.___ she eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.My sister ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
25. 25.___ he carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.I ___ tea now. (a) am make (b) am making (c) is making (d) are making
27. 27.He ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
28. 28.___ Yash cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
30. 30.They ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
31. 31.___ Myra playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
33. 33.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) am buying
34. 34.___ she studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.___ we studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.___ my parents winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.___ he sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.___ Nisha throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
39. 39.She ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is bake (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are baking
40. 40.I ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) am go

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