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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 86 · 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.___ she dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Diya ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) is win (c) are winning (d) is winning
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  4. 4.___ they writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.___ Pooja swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.You ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  7. 7.___ my brother jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  10. 10.My friends ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
  11. 11.My brother ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  12. 12.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  14. 14.___ Zoya jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  16. 16.Ananya ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
  17. 17.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  18. 18.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) are build (d) am building
  19. 19.My brother ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
  20. 20.She ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
  21. 21.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.I ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) am wear
  23. 23.___ they baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  25. 25.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.We ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  28. 28.My sister ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  31. 31.He ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) are studying
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  33. 33.___ Ananya climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  35. 35.Meera ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  39. 39.Neel ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  40. 40.___ they singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. is winning
  3. going
  4. Are
  5. Is
  6. are feeding
  7. Is
  8. climbing
  9. running
  10. are planting
  11. is flying
  12. is climbing
  13. studying
  14. Is
  15. buying
  16. is playing
  17. is carrying
  18. are building
  19. is flying
  20. is swimming
  21. Are
  22. am wearing
  23. Are
  24. playing
  25. Is
  26. are jogging
  27. bringing
  28. is carrying
  29. drawing
  30. planting
  31. is studying
  32. baking
  33. Is
  34. dancing
  35. is drawing
  36. writing
  37. flying
  38. sending
  39. is singing
  40. Are

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