Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 991 · 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.I ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) am take (c) are taking (d) is taking
2. 2.___ Vivaan making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
4. 4.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) are catch (d) am catching
5. 5.___ Ishaan dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
7. 7.The students ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) are writing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
9. 9.They ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
13. 13.We ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
15. 15.My sister ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) is send
16. 16.___ you studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.___ they going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.She ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
19. 19.I ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swim (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
20. 20.Yash ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
22. 22.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) are catch (d) am catching
23. 23.We ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
24. 24.My friends ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) are build (c) am building (d) is building
25. 25.___ she singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
27. 27.___ Neel studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
30. 30.___ he carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.___ I building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
34. 34.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dance (d) is dancing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
36. 36.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) am telling (d) are telling
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
38. 38.Tara ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is help (d) is helping
39. 39.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.My cousins ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) are write

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