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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 345 · 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 ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swim (d) am swimming
  2. 2.He ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
  3. 3.___ Isha going to school now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  6. 6.We ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
  7. 7.Manav ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) is drink (d) am drinking
  8. 8.___ Pooja jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ he helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.___ you studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.___ my sister speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.You ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  13. 13.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing
  15. 15.He ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  19. 19.My cousins ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  20. 20.He ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) is go (c) are going (d) am going
  21. 21.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
  22. 22.___ you building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.___ you making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.___ Diya drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  27. 27.___ my brother cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.We ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  30. 30.Aisha ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  31. 31.___ we catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  33. 33.You ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  34. 34.Isha ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throw (d) is throwing
  35. 35.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throw (d) is throwing
  36. 36.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  38. 38.They ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  39. 39.Isha ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) are climbing
  40. 40.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. are swimming
  2. is cleaning
  3. Is
  4. going
  5. playing
  6. are clapping
  7. is drinking
  8. Is
  9. Is
  10. Are
  11. Is
  12. are singing
  13. Is
  14. is playing
  15. is jogging
  16. riding
  17. helping
  18. dancing
  19. are cooking
  20. is going
  21. is watching
  22. Are
  23. Are
  24. Is
  25. sending
  26. winning
  27. Is
  28. are cleaning
  29. clapping
  30. is winning
  31. Are
  32. watching
  33. are washing
  34. is throwing
  35. is throwing
  36. am drawing
  37. baking
  38. are singing
  39. is climbing
  40. Am

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