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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 863 · 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 studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  4. 4.I ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  6. 6.You ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  7. 7.My sister ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
  8. 8.They ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) am drinking
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  10. 10.Sneha ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
  11. 11.My cousins ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  15. 15.My brother ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  17. 17.___ Aarav dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  18. 18.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) am climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  19. 19.___ she riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  22. 22.You ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
  23. 23.___ we carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  25. 25.___ they planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.My cousins ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) are watch
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  28. 28.___ the children drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.___ my brother taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.___ we watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.He ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  32. 32.My cousins ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
  33. 33.___ he dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.___ we going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.You ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) are clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  37. 37.___ she running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.___ we clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ we writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am wash (d) am washing

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. winning
  3. drawing
  4. am jogging
  5. cleaning
  6. are drawing
  7. is sending
  8. are drinking
  9. taking
  10. is cooking
  11. are catching
  12. sending
  13. catching
  14. jogging
  15. is baking
  16. drinking
  17. Is
  18. am climbing
  19. Is
  20. are catching
  21. flying
  22. are eating
  23. Are
  24. writing
  25. Are
  26. are watching
  27. clapping
  28. Are
  29. Is
  30. Are
  31. is singing
  32. are drinking
  33. Is
  34. Are
  35. are clapping
  36. riding
  37. Is
  38. Are
  39. Are
  40. am washing

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