Continuous Tense Practice for Grade 4 

This Grade 4 worksheet helps students understand and use the present continuous tense correctly in sentences. The present continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening right now or actions that are in progress. Learning this tense helps students clearly express ongoing activities in both spoken and written English. 

The worksheet includes a variety of engaging activities such as multiple-choice questions, true-or-false statements, fill-in-the-blanks, sentence rewriting, and paragraph writing. These exercises guide students in identifying the correct continuous verb forms and using helping verbs like *is*, *am*, and *are* with verbs ending in *-ing*. 

By practicing these activities, students strengthen their understanding of continuous tense and learn how to form accurate sentences about actions that are happening at the moment. This practice helps improve grammar skills and supports clearer communication.

Why Correcting Continuous Tense Errors Matters in Grammar?

 Correcting continuous tense errors is important because: 
1. It helps students accurately describe actions happening at the moment. 
2. It reinforces proper grammar in spoken and written language. 
3. It ensures clarity when talking about present actions. 
4. Mastery of the continuous tense is often tested in Grade 4 grammar assessments.

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

Exercise 1 – Choose the correct present continuous sentence 
Exercise 2 – True or False 
Exercise 3 – Fill in the blanks with the correct continuous tense 
Exercise 4 – Rewrite each sentence using the correct continuous tense 
Exercise 5 – Read the passage and fill in the blanks using continuous tense verbs 

Answer Key (for teachers and educators)

Exercise 1 – Choose the correct present continuous sentence 
1. a) She is reading a comic book now.
2. b) They are playing football in the ground. 
3. a) The dog is barking at the stranger. 
4. a) We are practicing a dance for the show.
5. a) My father is fixing the bicycle.
6. b) The girls are singing a song together. 
7. a) I am drawing a map for my project. 
8. a) The baby is sleeping in the cradle.
9. b) The boys are climbing the tree. 
10. b) She is cooking dinner for the family. 

Exercise 2 – Write True or False for each sentence based on continuous tense 
1. True 
2. False
3. True 
4. False 
5. True 
6. False 
7. True 
8. False 
9. True 
10. False 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the blanks with the correct continuous tense verb 
1. drawing 
2. playing 
3. doing 
4. making 
5. singing 
6. decorating 
7. riding 
8. watching 
9. raining 
10. sending

Exercise 4 – Rewrite each sentence using the correct continuous tense 
1. She is singing a song in the music room. 
2. They are playing football in the ground. 
3. I am writing a letter to my friend. 
4. Ravi is drawing a picture now. 
5. Meera is cooking lunch in the kitchen. 
6. The boys are running in the playground. 
7. Asha is watching a movie now.
8. We are decorating the classroom today. 
9. The teacher is explaining the lesson. 
10. I am listening to music in my room.

Exercise 5 – Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
Answers may vary. 


Help your child strengthen their grammar skills and better understand continuous tense verbs with this engaging worksheet designed for Grade 4 students.

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