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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 194 · 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.She ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
  2. 2.She ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  3. 3.___ we going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.___ Ananya baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  6. 6.___ my cousins winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  8. 8.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) are build (d) am building
  9. 9.We ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) are sing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  12. 12.Karan ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  15. 15.She ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  17. 17.They ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  19. 19.You ___ a picture now. (a) are draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  21. 21.Aisha ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  23. 23.My cousins ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
  24. 24.___ I playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ he swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catch (d) am catching
  28. 28.___ my brother throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
  30. 30.___ we eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Ira ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) is make (c) am making (d) is making
  32. 32.___ they throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.My friends ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) are sing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  35. 35.Aisha ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) is send
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  37. 37.___ she planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.Kunal ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  39. 39.___ you taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.My sister ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) is eating

Answer key

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

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