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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 566 · 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 “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  3. 3.My cousins ___ to school right now. (a) are go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  6. 6.My friends ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) are clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  8. 8.She ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
  9. 9.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) are writing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  12. 12.She ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) are washing
  13. 13.___ Manav helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  16. 16.He ___ the train at the moment. (a) is take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
  17. 17.___ they winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  20. 20.My sister ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
  21. 21.___ Sneha baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.My sister ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
  24. 24.You ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) is eating
  25. 25.The children ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
  26. 26.___ she studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.My brother ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  28. 28.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.My sister ___ a story right now. (a) is tell (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are telling
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  31. 31.My friends ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
  32. 32.___ I taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  34. 34.She ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) is play
  35. 35.___ she swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.Riya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
  37. 37.Ishaan ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  39. 39.Yash ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) is buy
  40. 40.Meera ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) am studying

Answer key

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

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