Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 956 · 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 ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
2. 2.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
4. 4.You ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
5. 5.Aditya ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
6. 6.___ Rahul drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
9. 9.Tara ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clap
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
11. 11.___ they taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
15. 15.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is plant (d) is planting
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
17. 17.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) are build (c) am building (d) are building
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
20. 20.___ Riya writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
22. 22.She ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) am sending
23. 23.___ she bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.___ Arjun watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.My parents ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are draw (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
26. 26.___ he throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
28. 28.Kabir ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
30. 30.___ he feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.He ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) is take (c) is taking (d) are taking
32. 32.I ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dance (d) am dancing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
34. 34.___ we dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.My brother ___ lunch now. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
36. 36.___ Ishaan going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.Priya ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) is make
38. 38.___ he speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
40. 40.___ they buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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