Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 952 · 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.___ they studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.My brother ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) are writing (d) is writing
3. 3.___ he throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.They ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
5. 5.My cousins ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
6. 6.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) is watching
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
11. 11.We ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
12. 12.___ I catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
14. 14.___ Riya riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.I ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
17. 17.We ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) are playing
18. 18.___ Isha buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
20. 20.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) am take (c) are taking (d) is taking
21. 21.___ you throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
23. 23.___ we washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.___ my brother baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.___ I eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.He ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) am catching
27. 27.My parents ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) are sing (d) am singing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
29. 29.We ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
30. 30.They ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
31. 31.My friends ___ a story at the moment. (a) are tell (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are telling
32. 32.They ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) am making (c) is making (d) are making
33. 33.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am build (d) am building
34. 34.___ we feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.___ I building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
37. 37.___ I bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.Neel ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is send
39. 39.My parents ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
40. 40.She ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing

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