Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 903 · 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.Kabir ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
2. 2.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
4. 4.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are run (d) are running
5. 5.___ my brother cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.___ they riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.___ my cousins eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.Ira ___ a story right now. (a) is tell (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are telling
9. 9.We ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swim (d) is swimming
10. 10.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
11. 11.He ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
12. 12.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
14. 14.Kunal ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
15. 15.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
17. 17.___ Kunal cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
20. 20.She ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is take (d) is taking
21. 21.We ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) are take (d) am taking
22. 22.___ Aarav watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
24. 24.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
26. 26.___ Zoya running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.My sister ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) is throw
28. 28.___ she riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.Diya ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
31. 31.___ the children baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.___ my parents helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.___ you running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
34. 34.They ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
38. 38.My cousins ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
39. 39.Aarav ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
40. 40.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are building (d) are build

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