Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 893 · 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 ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) are tell
2. 2.___ the students clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.___ Kabir building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.Meera ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
6. 6.I ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) am clean (d) are cleaning
7. 7.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
9. 9.My sister ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) is buy
10. 10.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) am playing
11. 11.Aarav ___ lunch now. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
12. 12.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
13. 13.My cousins ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
14. 14.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watch
15. 15.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watch
16. 16.___ Pooja writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.We ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) are watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
18. 18.___ Aisha going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
20. 20.___ she drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
24. 24.___ Aisha building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.You ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
26. 26.Dev ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) is study
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
28. 28.___ my brother eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.___ I running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
32. 32.She ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) is help
33. 33.My friends ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
35. 35.He ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
36. 36.They ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
37. 37.___ we dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.My sister ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
39. 39.I ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am study (c) is studying (d) am studying
40. 40.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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