Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 918 · 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.My parents ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
2. 2.My sister ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
3. 3.You ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wear (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
4. 4.The children ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
5. 5.My cousins ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are go (c) are going (d) is going
6. 6.My brother ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speak (d) am speaking
7. 7.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
8. 8.___ Karan cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.___ Rahul cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.She ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) is draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
13. 13.We ___ tea now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
14. 14.My friends ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
15. 15.I ___ cricket right now. (a) am play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
17. 17.___ Ira baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
18. 18.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) am ride (c) are riding (d) is riding
19. 19.We ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
20. 20.___ Sneha drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.___ you eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.She ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
25. 25.___ they going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
27. 27.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
29. 29.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are wash
30. 30.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speak
31. 31.My cousins ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
32. 32.I ___ a cap now. (a) am wear (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
33. 33.She ___ the ball right now. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) am catching
34. 34.My parents ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
35. 35.She ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are making (d) is make
36. 36.___ you clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.___ we buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
40. 40.___ you helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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