Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 945 · 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 sister ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is going (d) is go
2. 2.You ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) are write (d) am writing
3. 3.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.___ you carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
5. 5.___ they baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.Diya ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
7. 7.He ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
8. 8.___ she washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.___ he building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
10. 10.___ my parents singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
12. 12.We ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are play (d) are playing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
14. 14.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is helping
15. 15.He ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) is wear (d) am wearing
16. 16.Dev ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) am helping
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
18. 18.Sneha ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) is clap (d) am clapping
19. 19.___ they riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
21. 21.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
24. 24.You ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eat
25. 25.My sister ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
26. 26.My friends ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) are tell (c) am telling (d) is telling
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
28. 28.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
29. 29.My friends ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) are help (d) am helping
30. 30.She ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is run (c) am running (d) is running
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
33. 33.You ___ science now. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) are studying
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
38. 38.You ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) are going (c) are go (d) is going
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
40. 40.___ Aditya swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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