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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 689 · 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 “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  3. 3.___ Rohan writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.Neel ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
  5. 5.___ we climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) am wash
  7. 7.The students ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
  8. 8.My friends ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
  9. 9.Sneha ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
  10. 10.He ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) are playing
  11. 11.They ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bring (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  16. 16.My sister ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
  17. 17.We ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throw
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  19. 19.He ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  20. 20.We ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
  21. 21.___ we throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.She ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is make (c) is making (d) are making
  23. 23.___ Rohan cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.___ they speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ my sister washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.Rahul ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
  27. 27.Rahul ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climb (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
  28. 28.___ you telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.___ she eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.___ she running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  33. 33.___ Pooja riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.They ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are help (d) are helping
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  36. 36.___ they feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.Neel ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is make (c) is making (d) are making
  38. 38.___ my brother drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  40. 40.___ Ananya dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. winning
  2. carrying
  3. Is
  4. is cleaning
  5. Are
  6. am washing
  7. are buying
  8. are riding
  9. is cleaning
  10. is playing
  11. are bringing
  12. studying
  13. planting
  14. clapping
  15. cooking
  16. is baking
  17. are throwing
  18. bringing
  19. is jogging
  20. are dancing
  21. Are
  22. is making
  23. Is
  24. Are
  25. Is
  26. is feeding
  27. is climbing
  28. Are
  29. Is
  30. Is
  31. jogging
  32. speaking
  33. Is
  34. are helping
  35. sending
  36. Are
  37. is making
  38. Is
  39. washing
  40. Is

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