Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 995 · 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.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
2. 2.You ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
3. 3.You ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) are win
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
5. 5.They ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
6. 6.Manav ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) am studying
7. 7.She ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
8. 8.Dev ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
10. 10.They ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) are studying
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
12. 12.I ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) am plant (d) is planting
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
14. 14.___ he flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ you singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.___ Tara wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
18. 18.___ Manav carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.___ the students winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
21. 21.___ the children drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
22. 22.___ the students cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
23. 23.___ my friends dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
26. 26.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.___ he throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
29. 29.___ I writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.You ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throw
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
32. 32.The children ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
34. 34.They ___ a mango right now. (a) are eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
35. 35.Meera ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
37. 37.They ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
39. 39.My brother ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
40. 40.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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