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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 663 · 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 “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  3. 3.Myra ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) is taking
  4. 4.We ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
  5. 5.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) are going (c) are go (d) am going
  6. 6.My friends ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  7. 7.I ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) am win (d) am winning
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  9. 9.___ I running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.I ___ the match now. (a) am win (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) am winning
  13. 13.___ Yash riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.They ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  17. 17.My sister ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
  18. 18.She ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  19. 19.They ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are help (c) is helping (d) are helping
  20. 20.My cousins ___ Hindi now. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  21. 21.I ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clap
  22. 22.___ Kabir swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.We ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) are build
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  25. 25.My brother ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  28. 28.He ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  31. 31.___ you making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
  33. 33.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.They ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) are tell (c) am telling (d) is telling
  35. 35.___ I planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.I ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) am make
  38. 38.My brother ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) is take (c) is taking (d) am taking
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing

Answer key

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

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