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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 839 · 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.My parents ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are make (c) am making (d) are making
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  3. 3.We ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
  4. 4.___ he cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  7. 7.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buy
  8. 8.___ you studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) am climb
  10. 10.___ Isha cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.You ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  17. 17.___ we baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.Pooja ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
  19. 19.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) is climbing
  20. 20.___ Vivaan jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.___ they eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  25. 25.___ she telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  27. 27.I ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am make (c) am making (d) is making
  28. 28.He ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  30. 30.Saanvi ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  32. 32.___ you carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  34. 34.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) are send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
  35. 35.___ my brother buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  37. 37.You ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) am clapping
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  39. 39.___ Aditya jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.We ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying

Answer key

  1. are making
  2. wearing
  3. are studying
  4. Is
  5. watching
  6. building
  7. are buying
  8. Are
  9. am climbing
  10. Is
  11. are dancing
  12. climbing
  13. feeding
  14. speaking
  15. clapping
  16. baking
  17. Are
  18. is cleaning
  19. are climbing
  20. Is
  21. Are
  22. is planting
  23. bringing
  24. telling
  25. Is
  26. cleaning
  27. am making
  28. is speaking
  29. eating
  30. is swimming
  31. cooking
  32. Are
  33. drinking
  34. are sending
  35. Is
  36. jogging
  37. are clapping
  38. drawing
  39. Is
  40. are flying

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