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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 324 · 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 studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.___ you helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  4. 4.___ Aarav carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  7. 7.They ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
  8. 8.You ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) are climb
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  10. 10.Pooja ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  11. 11.___ she building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  13. 13.She ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
  14. 14.She ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
  15. 15.We ___ in the park right now. (a) are jog (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  17. 17.___ they flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.They ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carry
  19. 19.We ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) are make (c) are making (d) am making
  20. 20.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) am bake
  21. 21.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catch
  22. 22.My brother ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  23. 23.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) am going (c) is going (d) are go
  24. 24.___ Isha studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.She ___ the match now. (a) is win (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) is winning
  26. 26.We ___ the dishes now. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
  27. 27.___ Zoya baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.She ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  32. 32.My sister ___ a tree now. (a) is climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  33. 33.We ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are build (d) are building
  34. 34.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.___ Sneha cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.My cousins ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  38. 38.___ he catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  40. 40.Riya ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) are watching

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. Are
  3. telling
  4. Is
  5. flying
  6. singing
  7. are planting
  8. are climbing
  9. eating
  10. is baking
  11. Is
  12. cooking
  13. is playing
  14. is washing
  15. are jogging
  16. buying
  17. Are
  18. are carrying
  19. are making
  20. am baking
  21. is catching
  22. is carrying
  23. are going
  24. Is
  25. is winning
  26. are washing
  27. Is
  28. is riding
  29. watching
  30. drawing
  31. cleaning
  32. is climbing
  33. are building
  34. Am
  35. Is
  36. are baking
  37. winning
  38. Is
  39. making
  40. is watching

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