27 Printable Present Continuous Question PDF Worksheets - Grammarism - Free Printable

You're working on a Present Continuous Question Form worksheet. The goal is to form grammatically correct yes/no or wh- questions in the present continuous tense using the given subject, auxiliary verb (if needed), and main verb.

The present continuous tense for questions follows this structure:

> Wh-word / Auxiliary (am/is/are) + Subject + Verb-ing?

Let’s go through each question one by one and fill in the blanks correctly.

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1. ___ Is he not waiting ___ and watching to see how you are using what knowledge you have secured? (he/not/wait)

✔ Already filled correctly:
Is he not waiting — This is an inverted negative question. It’s acceptable in formal or literary contexts. You could also say “Isn’t he waiting,” but since the prompt says “not,” we keep it as “Is he not waiting.”

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2. Oh, _______________ about? (what/I/talk)

We need: What am I talking about?

➡️ Structure: Wh-word (What) + am + I + talking

✔ Answer: What am I talking

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3. But _______________ his whiskers off? (why/you/take)

We need: Why are you taking his whiskers off?

➡️ Structure: Why + are + you + taking

✔ Answer: Why are you taking

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4. _______________ in the water, fallen on the ice, or alienating the ears of our friends? (we/not/flounder)

This is a negative question. Subject = we → auxiliary = are → negative = aren’t

➡️ Structure: Aren’t we floundering...

✔ Answer: Aren’t we floundering

*(Note: “flounder” means to struggle or move clumsily — fits context.)*

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5. He mustn't see us talking off key, as he'd say, but I'd like to ask you this: _______________ from? (what/he/run away)

We need: What is he running away from?

➡️ Structure: What + is + he + running away

✔ Answer: What is he running away

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6. _______________ of, to make such a disturbance in the middle of the night? (what/you/think)

We need: What are you thinking of...

➡️ Structure: What + are + you + thinking

✔ Answer: What are you thinking

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7. _______________ to see Naskowski's lion-tamer? (you/not/come in)

Negative question: Subject = you → auxiliary = are → negative = aren’t

➡️ Structure: Aren’t you coming in...

✔ Answer: Aren’t you coming in

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8. _______________, please your majesty? (where in the world/we/go)

This is a wh-question starting with “Where in the world…”

Subject = we → auxiliary = are

➡️ Structure: Where in the world are we going...

✔ Answer: Where in the world are we going

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9. _______________ to save now? (he/not/wait)

Negative question: Subject = he → auxiliary = is → negative = isn’t

➡️ Structure: Isn’t he waiting...

✔ Answer: Isn’t he waiting

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10. MRS. H. _______________? (when/you/go)

This is a bit ambiguous — is Mrs. H. the subject or are you asking *about* Mrs. H.?
But based on the clue “(when/you/go)”, it seems you’re asking Mrs. H. something.

So: When are you going?

✔ Answer: When are you going

*(Note: If it were “When is Mrs. H. going?”, the clue would be “when/Mrs. H./go”. So here, “you” is the subject.)*

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11. _______________ your Parliamentary information for you? (he/get up)

We need: Is he getting up your Parliamentary information for you?

➡️ Structure: Is + he + getting up...

✔ Answer: Is he getting up

*(“Getting up” here likely means compiling or preparing — archaic/formal usage.)*

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12. _______________ for, if not to marry him? (what/she/go out)

We need: What is she going out for?

➡️ Structure: What + is + she + going out

✔ Answer: What is she going out

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13. _______________ with my portrait? (how/you/get on)

We need: How are you getting on with my portrait?

➡️ Structure: How + are + you + getting on

✔ Answer: How are you getting on

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14. _______________ between what man wills and what really happens! (how immense/the abyss/lie)

This is an exclamatory sentence, but still needs to be in present continuous form.

Subject = the abyss → auxiliary = is → verb = lying

➡️ Structure: How immense is the abyss lying...

✔ Answer: How immense is the abyss lying

*(Note: “lying” is the -ing form of “lie” — to be situated. Not “laying.”)*

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15. My dear friend, _______________ about? (what/this man/talk)

We need: What is this man talking about?

➡️ Structure: What + is + this man + talking

✔ Answer: What is this man talking

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## ✔ Final Answers Summary:

1. Is he not waiting
2. What am I talking
3. Why are you taking
4. Aren’t we floundering
5. What is he running away
6. What are you thinking
7. Aren’t you coming in
8. Where in the world are we going
9. Isn’t he waiting
10. When are you going
11. Is he getting up
12. What is she going out
13. How are you getting on
14. How immense is the abyss lying
15. What is this man talking

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📌 Tips for Future Practice:
- Always identify the subject first.
- Choose the correct auxiliary verb: am (I), is (he/she/it), are (you/we/they)
- Use the -ing form of the main verb.
- For negative questions: add “not” after the auxiliary → “isn’t,” “aren’t,” or “am not” (rarely used in questions — usually “aren’t I?” informally).
- For wh-questions: start with the wh-word, then auxiliary + subject + verb-ing.

Good luck with your assignment! 🌟