Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 979 · 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 brother ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
2. 2.My cousins ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) are studying
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
4. 4.We ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
5. 5.___ they wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.We ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
7. 7.___ they flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.Pooja ___ a bicycle now. (a) is ride (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am riding
9. 9.Zoya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
10. 10.My brother ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
13. 13.They ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
14. 14.___ Kunal eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.___ Aisha watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
16. 16.___ she climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
18. 18.___ we watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
20. 20.___ we carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
21. 21.___ the students throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.You ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) am telling (d) are telling
23. 23.___ I swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
25. 25.She ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
28. 28.___ he building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
29. 29.My cousins ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are run (c) am running (d) are running
30. 30.He ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is tell
31. 31.My brother ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
33. 33.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.My friends ___ a story at the moment. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
35. 35.My cousins ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) are cook (d) am cooking
36. 36.Vivaan ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) am writing
37. 37.___ you wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
40. 40.We ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) are bake

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