Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 914 · 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.___ he climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
5. 5.Vivaan ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
6. 6.My sister ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
8. 8.___ my cousins eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.Tara ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
10. 10.___ she cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.She ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) is go (c) am going (d) is going
12. 12.___ we drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.___ my brother helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
17. 17.___ my friends cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
18. 18.She ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
20. 20.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
21. 21.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
24. 24.She ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
28. 28.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am wash (d) am washing
29. 29.You ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) am telling
30. 30.Ira ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is build (c) is building (d) am building
31. 31.She ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) is send (c) am sending (d) are sending
32. 32.___ my brother going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.We ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speak (d) are speaking
34. 34.___ he playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.___ the students taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
36. 36.You ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
38. 38.___ the children riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing

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