Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 988 · 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 “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
2. 2.Meera ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
3. 3.___ Diya wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.___ we drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
9. 9.Aisha ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
11. 11.My brother ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
12. 12.___ they throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
13. 13.___ the children going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
16. 16.___ he speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.___ you baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
18. 18.___ you sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
20. 20.They ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is running (d) are run
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
24. 24.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) are run (c) is running (d) are running
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
26. 26.My brother ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
27. 27.___ you singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.My brother ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
30. 30.They ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) are take
31. 31.___ you running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
33. 33.___ he dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.You ___ a message right now. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
35. 35.___ Dev feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.___ they washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
38. 38.___ she studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
40. 40.I ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing

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