Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 89 · 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.___ they cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
2. 2.___ Arjun planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
4. 4.My friends ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) are send
5. 5.She ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) is play (d) am playing
6. 6.___ my sister buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.My friends ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
8. 8.My cousins ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) are write
9. 9.My friends ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are write (d) are writing
10. 10.___ I writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.___ he cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.Ananya ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) am telling
13. 13.___ he making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.___ he sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
15. 15.___ she playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.He ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is ride (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am riding
17. 17.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
18. 18.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
20. 20.Kavya ___ a cake right now. (a) is bake (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is baking
21. 21.You ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
22. 22.___ she playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
23. 23.My sister ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
24. 24.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
26. 26.Aarav ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
27. 27.___ Zoya washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.___ he winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.Rohan ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
31. 31.My cousins ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
32. 32.___ Myra building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
33. 33.The students ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) are flying
34. 34.___ we throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.Farhan ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jog
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
39. 39.We ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
40. 40.We ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drinking

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