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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 120 · 40 questions
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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).

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  1. 1.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  5. 5.They ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) are carry
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  7. 7.The children ___ rice right now. (a) are cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  9. 9.You ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  10. 10.___ she feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  12. 12.Yash ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
  13. 13.___ we bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Aditya ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) are going (c) is going (d) am going
  15. 15.My parents ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) are swim (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  16. 16.We ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are ride (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are riding
  17. 17.Aisha ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  20. 20.Ananya ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  21. 21.I ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carry
  22. 22.___ the students buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.Isha ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
  24. 24.You ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) am washing
  25. 25.He ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is help
  26. 26.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.My brother ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
  28. 28.We ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
  29. 29.You ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) are win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  30. 30.___ my friends riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.___ Diya catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.My cousins ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are draw
  33. 33.___ my sister planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.___ she running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.Tara ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
  36. 36.___ they washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.___ I singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  39. 39.You ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  40. 40.My brother ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swimming

Answer key

  1. carrying
  2. cleaning
  3. jogging
  4. bringing
  5. are carrying
  6. swimming
  7. are cooking
  8. taking
  9. are swimming
  10. Is
  11. baking
  12. is dancing
  13. Are
  14. is going
  15. are swimming
  16. are riding
  17. is baking
  18. cooking
  19. going
  20. is dancing
  21. am carrying
  22. Are
  23. is cleaning
  24. are washing
  25. is helping
  26. Are
  27. is cooking
  28. are dancing
  29. are winning
  30. Are
  31. Is
  32. are drawing
  33. Is
  34. Is
  35. is playing
  36. Are
  37. Am
  38. clapping
  39. are cleaning
  40. is swimming

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