Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 969 · 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 cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.He ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
3. 3.___ the children drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
5. 5.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
7. 7.My sister ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
11. 11.___ Pooja riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.___ Riya clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
13. 13.My cousins ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
17. 17.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am plant (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is planting
18. 18.We ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
20. 20.___ they taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.My cousins ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
22. 22.___ my cousins buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
26. 26.I ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wear
27. 27.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.___ my brother feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.My friends ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) am helping
30. 30.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.My sister ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
32. 32.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) am wash (d) is washing
33. 33.I ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) am win (d) are winning
34. 34.My cousins ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
36. 36.___ he making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.My friends ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) are play (d) is playing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
39. 39.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
40. 40.My cousins ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are wash

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