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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 634 · 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 “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  2. 2.___ I telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  5. 5.Meera ___ the train at the moment. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  6. 6.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
  7. 7.My brother ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  10. 10.They ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) are make (c) is making (d) are making
  11. 11.My cousins ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) are watch
  12. 12.___ the students playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.___ Sneha drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  15. 15.My cousins ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
  16. 16.___ Dev feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Kunal ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  18. 18.I ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am draw
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  21. 21.I ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drink
  22. 22.Farhan ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  24. 24.___ the children feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ my brother speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.___ my sister telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.You ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) are tell
  28. 28.My friends ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  30. 30.___ Pooja studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  32. 32.We ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are wash
  33. 33.He ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is take (d) is taking
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  35. 35.___ the students drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.___ you carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.___ she carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.My sister ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) is go
  39. 39.___ I writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing

Answer key

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

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