Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 895 · 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 ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
3. 3.___ you wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
7. 7.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
9. 9.I ___ a tree now. (a) am plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
11. 11.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.She ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
13. 13.___ they climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
14. 14.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.I ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) am play
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
18. 18.The children ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) are run (c) am running (d) is running
19. 19.___ he going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
22. 22.___ Meera flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
24. 24.They ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) are eat
25. 25.My friends ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
27. 27.___ they sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.We ___ a cap now. (a) are wear (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
29. 29.___ Aisha studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
31. 31.He ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
32. 32.___ the children washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
33. 33.She ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
34. 34.___ we riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
36. 36.___ we studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
39. 39.___ Rohan speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
40. 40.___ I dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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