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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 718 · 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.We ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  3. 3.___ I dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  5. 5.___ my brother buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  7. 7.You ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) are play
  8. 8.I ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) am bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  9. 9.Nisha ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clap (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
  10. 10.They ___ the match at the moment. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  15. 15.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  17. 17.___ you climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  20. 20.We ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  21. 21.You ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  23. 23.___ you throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.___ we wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ we drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.Diya ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  27. 27.___ they cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.___ Manav playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.We ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  32. 32.My friends ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jog (d) is jogging
  33. 33.Rahul ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  34. 34.I ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) am wear (d) are wearing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  36. 36.___ Isha playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.They ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  38. 38.Isha ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
  39. 39.___ you speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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