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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 518 · 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.My cousins ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  3. 3.___ my brother throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.___ Kavya riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.You ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) are sending
  6. 6.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
  7. 7.The students ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) is winning (d) are winning
  8. 8.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  9. 9.___ I telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.She ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
  11. 11.They ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  12. 12.___ she climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  14. 14.She ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) is catch (d) am catching
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  16. 16.___ my cousins bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.My cousins ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  18. 18.We ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  19. 19.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  21. 21.The students ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drink
  22. 22.I ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) am bake (d) is baking
  23. 23.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) are write (d) is writing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  25. 25.He ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  26. 26.___ we planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.She ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is win (c) is winning (d) are winning
  28. 28.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) am build (c) am building (d) are building
  29. 29.They ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  30. 30.I ___ a picture right now. (a) am draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  31. 31.___ my parents cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  33. 33.My friends ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  34. 34.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.___ we speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.Kabir ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) is take
  37. 37.___ you climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.You ___ Hindi now. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  39. 39.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) are wash
  40. 40.___ my brother playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. are baking
  2. making
  3. Is
  4. Is
  5. are sending
  6. are building
  7. are winning
  8. is eating
  9. Am
  10. is eating
  11. are singing
  12. Is
  13. swimming
  14. is catching
  15. feeding
  16. Are
  17. are cleaning
  18. are cleaning
  19. Am
  20. taking
  21. are drinking
  22. am baking
  23. are writing
  24. cooking
  25. is studying
  26. Are
  27. is winning
  28. am building
  29. are making
  30. am drawing
  31. Are
  32. clapping
  33. are speaking
  34. Are
  35. Are
  36. is taking
  37. Are
  38. are speaking
  39. are washing
  40. Is

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