Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 99 · 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.Rahul ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is send (c) am sending (d) is sending
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
3. 3.They ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) are write
4. 4.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
6. 6.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
8. 8.I ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am clean (d) are cleaning
9. 9.Farhan ___ the dishes right now. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
10. 10.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.___ my brother building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.___ Isha carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.I ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) am draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
15. 15.She ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
16. 16.___ we planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.We ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) are dance (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
18. 18.___ my friends flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.___ Kunal watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.He ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is singing
21. 21.We ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) are ride (d) is riding
22. 22.My sister ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
24. 24.___ you riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
26. 26.My sister ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) is run (c) are running (d) am running
27. 27.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
29. 29.I ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) am swim
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
33. 33.___ we buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.My brother ___ a song now. (a) is sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
35. 35.___ Saanvi building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
39. 39.She ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging

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