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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 328 · 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 “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  2. 2.My brother ___ a tree now. (a) is climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  4. 4.Nisha ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
  5. 5.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) am climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  6. 6.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  8. 8.___ we singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  11. 11.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  12. 12.Aditya ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  13. 13.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  15. 15.My brother ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  17. 17.___ we carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.She ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  19. 19.He ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  21. 21.___ she winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.You ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) are speaking
  23. 23.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.He ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) is buy (d) am buying
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  26. 26.The children ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are building (d) are build
  27. 27.Kavya ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  29. 29.___ you running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  31. 31.___ he wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  34. 34.___ we playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.They ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) is jogging
  36. 36.___ we wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  38. 38.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am clean
  39. 39.My brother ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending

Answer key

  1. baking
  2. is climbing
  3. studying
  4. is clapping
  5. am climbing
  6. Is
  7. swimming
  8. Are
  9. riding
  10. drinking
  11. are jogging
  12. is wearing
  13. is flying
  14. cleaning
  15. is cooking
  16. planting
  17. Are
  18. is dancing
  19. is jogging
  20. watching
  21. Is
  22. are speaking
  23. Are
  24. is buying
  25. making
  26. are building
  27. is cooking
  28. dancing
  29. Are
  30. eating
  31. Is
  32. going
  33. writing
  34. Are
  35. are jogging
  36. Are
  37. jogging
  38. am cleaning
  39. is telling
  40. sending

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