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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 876 · 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 cousins ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  3. 3.Karan ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is send
  4. 4.___ they carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.She ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) is swim (d) are swimming
  6. 6.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.___ she drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.Ira ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  9. 9.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) are plant (d) am planting
  10. 10.Riya ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) is fly
  11. 11.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) are ride
  12. 12.___ Ananya sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  14. 14.We ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) are go
  15. 15.He ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
  16. 16.My sister ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  18. 18.___ my sister throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.I ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) am send (c) am sending (d) is sending
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  21. 21.You ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  22. 22.___ they cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.My sister ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
  24. 24.My sister ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  26. 26.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
  27. 27.My sister ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is send
  28. 28.I ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) am drink
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  30. 30.They ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are ride (c) are riding (d) am riding
  31. 31.___ he writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Ishaan ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  33. 33.You ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) are swim
  34. 34.___ we making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.We ___ science right now. (a) are study (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) is studying
  36. 36.He ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  37. 37.He ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
  38. 38.___ she cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.___ we carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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