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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 795 · 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.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
  3. 3.___ we throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.Arjun ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  5. 5.You ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  8. 8.My brother ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  11. 11.I ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) am swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  12. 12.We ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  14. 14.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.We ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) are go (d) am going
  16. 16.I ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) am play
  17. 17.You ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are run (d) are running
  18. 18.___ my sister flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  20. 20.Saanvi ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  22. 22.I ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) am watch (d) is watching
  23. 23.___ we planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.You ___ a picture right now. (a) are draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  25. 25.You ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) are take (d) is taking
  26. 26.They ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) are wear
  27. 27.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  29. 29.___ she sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.My sister ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  31. 31.___ she bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  33. 33.They ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  34. 34.___ Omkar sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) am helping
  36. 36.My sister ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  37. 37.___ they swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  39. 39.He ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is ride (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) am riding
  40. 40.Arjun ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) is washing

Answer key

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

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