Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 965 · 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.We ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dance (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
3. 3.___ my cousins drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
5. 5.My sister ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
6. 6.___ we sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
8. 8.You ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
9. 9.We ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) is writing
10. 10.___ I studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
13. 13.We ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) are draw
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
16. 16.___ we drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
19. 19.___ my brother speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
21. 21.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
22. 22.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.___ I studying science now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.My sister ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) are playing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
26. 26.My brother ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
27. 27.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) am throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
29. 29.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catch (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catching
30. 30.Dev ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
32. 32.___ he going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
34. 34.___ he drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.___ the children wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.___ we drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.He ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
38. 38.___ you climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.My cousins ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
40. 40.___ he winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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