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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 572 · 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 “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  2. 2.My cousins ___ a message right now. (a) are send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
  3. 3.We ___ a kite right now. (a) are fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
  4. 4.Diya ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
  5. 5.___ my friends throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  7. 7.She ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  8. 8.She ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  9. 9.___ my sister eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.My brother ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) are catching
  11. 11.Manav ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  12. 12.___ she eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.My sister ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carry
  14. 14.The students ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) are write
  15. 15.He ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) are writing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  19. 19.My parents ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) are cook
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  21. 21.___ I carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.I ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) am carry (d) am carrying
  23. 23.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  25. 25.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) are carry
  26. 26.They ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
  27. 27.I ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) am watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
  28. 28.___ they drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.She ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
  30. 30.___ they planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.She ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  32. 32.___ they eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.They ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) is studying (d) are studying
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  36. 36.___ the children eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.They ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) are catch
  38. 38.Myra ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  40. 40.I ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) am play (d) are playing

Answer key

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

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