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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 66 · 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.He ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  2. 2.The children ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  4. 4.You ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jog
  5. 5.She ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  8. 8.They ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) are carry
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  11. 11.He ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) am riding
  12. 12.My friends ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  13. 13.___ they writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  15. 15.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  18. 18.My sister ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is run (c) are running (d) is running
  19. 19.My brother ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
  20. 20.___ she riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.___ Kavya riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.She ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
  23. 23.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ my parents running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Farhan ___ science at the moment. (a) is study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  27. 27.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  31. 31.We ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
  32. 32.___ she dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.___ we singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  35. 35.The students ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
  36. 36.Riya ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
  37. 37.I ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) am feed (d) am feeding
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  39. 39.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing

Answer key

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

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