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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 519 · 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 sister ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
  2. 2.___ my brother cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.You ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  4. 4.I ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carry (d) am carrying
  5. 5.My cousins ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  8. 8.___ we making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) am jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  10. 10.___ Yash cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.We ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
  12. 12.My brother ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  15. 15.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  17. 17.Aditya ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) is taking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  19. 19.My brother ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) is send
  20. 20.She ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) is wear
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  25. 25.They ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  26. 26.___ they baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) are building (d) is building
  28. 28.He ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  29. 29.___ he making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  31. 31.___ I making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.They ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  34. 34.They ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) am bringing
  35. 35.___ he washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  38. 38.They ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) are make (c) is making (d) are making
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying

Answer key

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

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