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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 671 · 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.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  3. 3.She ___ a picture right now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  6. 6.___ he wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  9. 9.I ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) am write
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  11. 11.___ we speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  15. 15.My brother ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) is eat
  16. 16.We ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
  17. 17.Ananya ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) am studying
  18. 18.We ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
  19. 19.___ Rahul wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.My brother ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  22. 22.You ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
  23. 23.My brother ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
  24. 24.My parents ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
  25. 25.She ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  30. 30.He ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
  31. 31.___ I winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  33. 33.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
  34. 34.He ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) is studying
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  36. 36.We ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swim (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  37. 37.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.___ my brother jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  40. 40.She ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) is eat

Answer key

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

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