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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 675 · 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.Kabir ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  3. 3.Kavya ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is study (c) are studying (d) is studying
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  7. 7.___ you feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.___ we sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ my brother sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.___ Kunal watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ I flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  13. 13.My sister ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) is win (c) am winning (d) are winning
  14. 14.Ishaan ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) is bring
  15. 15.___ I climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.___ she baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.Omkar ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  19. 19.___ Nisha throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  21. 21.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watch
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  23. 23.___ the children climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  25. 25.My sister ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) am going (c) is going (d) is go
  26. 26.Ananya ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
  27. 27.We ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) are eat
  28. 28.My parents ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  29. 29.My brother ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
  30. 30.I ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) am bake (d) am baking
  31. 31.My friends ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  32. 32.You ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
  33. 33.Pooja ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  34. 34.___ my sister climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  36. 36.Arjun ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
  37. 37.___ Ananya flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  39. 39.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) are tell (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) am telling
  40. 40.My friends ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) are take (d) are taking

Answer key

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

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