Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 999 · 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.You ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) are make (c) is making (d) am making
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
3. 3.Aditya ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) am eating
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
5. 5.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
6. 6.I ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) am bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
8. 8.___ you eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
9. 9.___ Kunal winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
10. 10.___ Meera winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.___ my parents playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.___ we flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) am watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
15. 15.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
16. 16.___ Nisha planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
18. 18.___ they winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.Arjun ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) is sing (c) am singing (d) is singing
20. 20.___ Meera dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.___ Saanvi jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
24. 24.You ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are go (c) am going (d) are going
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
26. 26.They ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
27. 27.___ he playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
29. 29.We ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
30. 30.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
32. 32.___ we telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
34. 34.Aarav ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) is write
35. 35.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.___ he making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.___ you buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
39. 39.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
40. 40.We ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throw

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