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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 497 · 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.___ Meera going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) am go
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  4. 4.My cousins ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) are win (d) is winning
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  8. 8.___ you dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.My cousins ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) are play (d) am playing
  10. 10.___ Pooja wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  12. 12.___ the students eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  14. 14.They ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  17. 17.My friends ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  22. 22.___ the students running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  25. 25.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  26. 26.My cousins ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) am telling
  27. 27.Ira ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
  28. 28.We ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  29. 29.I ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buy (d) am buying
  30. 30.___ I running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.Ananya ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  32. 32.___ Kunal buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.My sister ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) is baking (d) am baking
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  35. 35.___ you clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.Kunal ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) are flying
  37. 37.___ my brother speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.___ Pooja swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.Vivaan ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
  40. 40.She ___ the dog now. (a) is feed (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feeding

Answer key

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

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