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Present Continuous Tense Practice

A Grade 4 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and using the present continuous tense.

Grade 4 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechVerbsVerb TensesPresent Continuous Tense
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.c

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ELAGrammarPresent ContinuousVerbsGrade 4
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Present Continuous Tense Practice

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Read each instruction carefully and complete the activities. This worksheet will help you practice using the present continuous tense.

The present continuous tense tells us about actions that are happening right now or around the present time. It is formed with a form of 'to be' (am, is, are) + the -ing form of the verb.

Example: I am reading a book. She is playing outside. They are singing a song.

1. Which sentence uses the present continuous tense correctly?

a

She walks to school.

b

She is walking to school.

c

She walked to school.

d

She will walk to school.

2. What is the correct form of the verb 'run' in the present continuous tense for 'He'?

a

He run.

b

He runs.

c

He is running.

d

He ran.

Complete the sentences using the present continuous tense of the verb in parentheses.

1. My mom   dinner right now. (cook)

2. The birds   in the tree. (sing)

3. We   to the park. (go)

4. I   my homework. (do)

Read each sentence. If the verb is in the present continuous tense, circle True. If not, circle False.

1. The cat is sleeping on the couch.

T

True

F

False

2. He eats an apple every day.

T

True

F

False

Look at the picture below and write two sentences describing what the boy is doing, using the present continuous tense.

A boy reading a book

Write three original sentences using the present continuous tense.