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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 206 · 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.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  4. 4.Aarav ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  5. 5.___ Vivaan carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  10. 10.___ Meera writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ we making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.___ I speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.They ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) are bring (d) am bringing
  14. 14.___ Omkar cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  16. 16.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) am watch (d) is watching
  17. 17.Sneha ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is take (d) is taking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  20. 20.She ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) is help
  21. 21.Omkar ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  22. 22.Meera ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
  23. 23.The children ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  24. 24.___ he cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ my sister jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.___ she helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.___ you dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
  29. 29.The students ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
  30. 30.My brother ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) am taking
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  32. 32.___ my brother throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.My sister ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) is win
  34. 34.My brother ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  35. 35.My parents ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
  36. 36.I ___ the bag now. (a) am carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  37. 37.I ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) am fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  40. 40.___ Diya planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. are washing
  2. flying
  3. dancing
  4. is cooking
  5. Is
  6. making
  7. building
  8. taking
  9. climbing
  10. Is
  11. Are
  12. Am
  13. are bringing
  14. Is
  15. cleaning
  16. am watching
  17. is taking
  18. throwing
  19. feeding
  20. is helping
  21. is swimming
  22. is washing
  23. are washing
  24. Is
  25. Is
  26. Is
  27. Are
  28. is watching
  29. are wearing
  30. is taking
  31. wearing
  32. Is
  33. is winning
  34. is baking
  35. are baking
  36. am carrying
  37. am flying
  38. bringing
  39. singing
  40. Is

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