Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 910 · 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 ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
4. 4.___ my sister singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
7. 7.Isha ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) is speak (d) am speaking
8. 8.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
9. 9.He ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
10. 10.___ my parents swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
12. 12.My brother ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speak (d) am speaking
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
14. 14.We ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) are draw (d) is drawing
15. 15.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.___ I washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
18. 18.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) is build (d) are building
19. 19.The children ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) are go
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
21. 21.The children ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) are helping
22. 22.I ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) am win (d) am winning
23. 23.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throw (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
24. 24.___ my parents eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.She ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
27. 27.We ___ in the park right now. (a) are jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
28. 28.You ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
29. 29.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.___ we telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.___ Diya singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
32. 32.___ he flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
34. 34.You ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
36. 36.She ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
38. 38.You ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) am studying
39. 39.___ he going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing

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