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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 124 · 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 “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  2. 2.I ___ the match right now. (a) am win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  3. 3.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  5. 5.Rahul ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) is send (d) am sending
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  7. 7.Ishaan ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  8. 8.___ I washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  10. 10.My brother ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
  11. 11.___ Tara swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) are go
  13. 13.We ___ rice right now. (a) are cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  14. 14.Ishaan ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is run (d) is running
  15. 15.I ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drink (d) am drinking
  16. 16.Aisha ___ in the park now. (a) is run (b) are running (c) is running (d) am running
  17. 17.You ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throw (d) am throwing
  18. 18.I ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) am making (d) am make
  19. 19.___ she telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.___ I studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.They ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  22. 22.___ my friends eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  25. 25.My brother ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  27. 27.Myra ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) am writing
  28. 28.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) am help
  30. 30.I ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am ride (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are riding
  31. 31.They ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
  32. 32.We ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  33. 33.___ we drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.___ we jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.___ Rohan building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.___ I sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.They ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buy
  38. 38.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am take
  39. 39.She ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is play
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing

Answer key

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

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