About the Present Continuous worksheets
This free grammar pack has 12 printable A4 pages: what is happening right now? You can edit the words on every page, print it or save it as a PDF, and there's a matching PowerPoint lesson to teach it with. It's made for English teachers in Korea and works for kindergarten and elementary classes, hagwons and tutoring.
The rule
We use the present continuous for things happening now, at this moment.
What's inside
- Learn It: Present Continuous
- Present Continuous: Fill In 1: Write the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- Present Continuous: Fill In 2
- Present Continuous: Fill In 3
- Present Continuous: Circle It 1: Circle the correct verb.
- Present Continuous: Circle It 2
- Present Continuous: Negatives: Make each sentence negative.
- Present Continuous: Questions: Change each sentence into a question.
- Present Continuous: Spelling -ing: Write each -ing word in the right box.
- Present Continuous: About You: Answer the questions in full sentences.
Words in this pack
catching, jumping, walking, singing, taking, riding, writing, having, stopping, swimming, running, sitting
Example sentences
- Look! It is snowing.
- We are eating lunch right now.
- Shh! The baby is sleeping.
- We are learning a new song at the moment.
- Look! My brother is having a shower now.
- My sister is singing a song at the moment.
How to use it in class
Teach the rule page first, ideally with the matching PowerPoint lesson, then work from easy to hard: fill in the blanks, choose the right word, then rewrite whole sentences. Go over the answers together so students hear the correct sentences out loud.