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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 556 · 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 “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  2. 2.___ they winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.I ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) am wear (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  5. 5.___ we eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.___ the children playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.You ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) is sending
  8. 8.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
  9. 9.You ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  11. 11.___ you clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  13. 13.___ they watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.They ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  16. 16.Zoya ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is ride (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am riding
  17. 17.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  19. 19.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.We ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) are catch (d) am catching
  21. 21.We ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  25. 25.They ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
  26. 26.I ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) am drink (d) am drinking
  27. 27.___ Zoya playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.You ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) are wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  30. 30.Riya ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  33. 33.The students ___ tea now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  35. 35.___ you drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.___ the students baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.Ananya ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) is clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  38. 38.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) am buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
  39. 39.They ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) are speak (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  40. 40.The students ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking

Answer key

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

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