Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 986 · 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 ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) are eat (d) am eating
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
5. 5.Sneha ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) is wear (d) am wearing
6. 6.___ my friends taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.___ she drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
10. 10.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bring
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
12. 12.She ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) are telling
13. 13.My sister ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
14. 14.___ Isha carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ you going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
16. 16.They ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
17. 17.My sister ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) are studying
18. 18.He ___ cricket now. (a) is play (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are playing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
20. 20.___ you eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
24. 24.We ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are send (c) are sending (d) is sending
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
26. 26.My sister ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
28. 28.___ they running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
29. 29.___ he making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
30. 30.___ Priya jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.___ you running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.My brother ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
33. 33.___ we climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
35. 35.Tara ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
36. 36.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
38. 38.___ they eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
39. 39.Yash ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) is study
40. 40.We ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap

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