Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 917 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
2. 2.Meera ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
3. 3.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
6. 6.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am build (d) am building
7. 7.___ he drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.___ she riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.___ she wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.You ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
12. 12.___ I sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
13. 13.___ Vivaan bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ you clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throw (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
19. 19.Myra ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throw (d) is throwing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
22. 22.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.Ananya ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is baking
24. 24.___ Isha swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.___ they building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.___ the children baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
29. 29.___ my brother making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
31. 31.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.Rohan ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
33. 33.___ Arjun eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.___ I helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.___ my cousins singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
37. 37.They ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
38. 38.My parents ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) are make (c) is making (d) am making
39. 39.___ you telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.The students ___ a mango right now. (a) are eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating

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