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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 882 · 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.___ Ananya making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.Aditya ___ in the park right now. (a) is run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  5. 5.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
  6. 6.My cousins ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are study (c) am studying (d) are studying
  7. 7.___ you flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  9. 9.I ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) am plant
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  11. 11.My brother ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) is play (d) am playing
  12. 12.My cousins ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
  13. 13.She ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  15. 15.We ___ a message now. (a) are send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  17. 17.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.Kabir ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is bake (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is baking
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  20. 20.Manav ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climb
  21. 21.___ we running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.___ I buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  24. 24.My sister ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) is swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  25. 25.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
  26. 26.___ we building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.___ my friends dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.We ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  29. 29.___ she writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.___ she riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.We ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) are ride (d) am riding
  32. 32.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
  33. 33.___ they watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) am plant (d) is planting
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  37. 37.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are play
  38. 38.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  39. 39.___ the students going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.My parents ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) are win (d) is winning

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. is running
  3. drinking
  4. telling
  5. are making
  6. are studying
  7. Are
  8. baking
  9. am planting
  10. speaking
  11. is playing
  12. are baking
  13. is swimming
  14. cooking
  15. are sending
  16. catching
  17. Are
  18. is baking
  19. feeding
  20. is climbing
  21. Are
  22. Am
  23. watching
  24. is swimming
  25. is climbing
  26. Are
  27. Are
  28. are cooking
  29. Is
  30. Is
  31. are riding
  32. are watching
  33. Are
  34. am planting
  35. running
  36. swimming
  37. are playing
  38. are throwing
  39. Are
  40. are winning

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