Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 97 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
2. 2.They ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) are play
3. 3.___ my sister singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.___ they feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
5. 5.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
7. 7.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) are running (c) am run (d) is running
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
9. 9.___ my brother feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
11. 11.We ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
12. 12.We ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
13. 13.My cousins ___ a message at the moment. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
15. 15.___ they building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.Saanvi ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
17. 17.Aarav ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) is bake
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
19. 19.___ they writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
22. 22.___ I telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
24. 24.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) are plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
26. 26.You ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are wash
27. 27.He ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
28. 28.They ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
29. 29.___ she speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.They ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
31. 31.Myra ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
32. 32.___ Ishaan building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.Aarav ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) is help (d) are helping
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
35. 35.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
36. 36.___ Pooja watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.___ they drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.They ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
40. 40.Kunal ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) is washing

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