Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 966 · 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 friends ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
2. 2.___ they eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
3. 3.___ Zoya sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
5. 5.___ my sister washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.___ I going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.She ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
8. 8.Tara ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) is make (c) am making (d) are making
9. 9.___ we singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.They ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
11. 11.She ___ to school right now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
12. 12.We ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
13. 13.They ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
14. 14.My cousins ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
15. 15.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.She ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
17. 17.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is building (d) am build
18. 18.I ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) am fly (d) is flying
19. 19.I ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swim (d) are swimming
20. 20.They ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
22. 22.___ Neel bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
24. 24.___ we buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.They ___ the dog now. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
26. 26.My sister ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
27. 27.___ we winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
29. 29.___ Neel swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.We ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
31. 31.We ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
32. 32.They ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) am telling
33. 33.Zoya ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
34. 34.We ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) are bring
35. 35.She ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
36. 36.___ she feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.My sister ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
38. 38.My brother ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
40. 40.___ you cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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