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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 296 · 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) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  2. 2.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) am watch
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  4. 4.Kavya ___ the room at the moment. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  5. 5.___ she helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  8. 8.You ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  9. 9.They ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) are run (c) am running (d) are running
  10. 10.Diya ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) is send (d) are sending
  11. 11.You ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  13. 13.___ my sister throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  15. 15.___ Yash studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.My brother ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is win
  17. 17.My cousins ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) are building (c) am building (d) is building
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  22. 22.They ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) are catch
  23. 23.___ she washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.My friends ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
  25. 25.___ Aditya baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.You ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
  27. 27.Saanvi ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
  28. 28.She ___ on the stage now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  29. 29.___ we winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.___ they sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.___ my friends buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
  33. 33.The children ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
  34. 34.I ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swim (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  35. 35.She ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) is playing
  36. 36.We ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carry
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  38. 38.___ Arjun playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  40. 40.___ Manav clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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