Students practice grammar by matching action verbs to pictures and completing sentences in the present continuous tense.

To solve this worksheet, we need to fill in the blanks using the present continuous tense. This means we use the verb "to be" (am, is, are) followed by the action verb with "-ing" added to the end.

Here is the step-by-step breakdown for each sentence:

1. He \_\_\_ \_\_\_ on the blackboard.
* Subject: He (singular) → use is.
* Action: Looking at the word bank and the picture of a boy at a board, the action is write.
* Verb form: writing.
* Answer: is writing

2. Peter \_\_\_ \_\_\_ a delicious cake.
* Subject: Peter (singular/he) → use is.
* Action: The object is a cake, so the action is cook (or bake, but cook is in the list).
* Verb form: cooking.
* Answer: is cooking

3. Ann and John \_\_\_ \_\_\_ on swings.
* Subject: Ann and John (plural/they) → use are.
* Action: The object is swings, so the action is swing.
* Verb form: swinging.
* Answer: are swinging

4. Karen \_\_\_ \_\_\_ about her English homework.
* Subject: Karen (singular/she) → use is.
* Action: The clue is "about her homework," which implies mental work. The word is think.
* Verb form: thinking.
* Answer: is thinking

5. Mary \_\_\_ \_\_\_ her mother's belly.
* Subject: Mary (singular/she) → use is.
* Action: The physical action shown is touch.
* Verb form: touching.
* Answer: is touching

6. Robert \_\_\_ \_\_\_ baseball.
* Subject: Robert (singular/he) → use is.
* Action: You play sports like baseball.
* Verb form: playing.
* Answer: is playing

7. Susan \_\_\_ \_\_\_ some flowers.
* Subject: Susan (singular/she) → use is.
* Action: Dealing with flowers usually means plant.
* Verb form: planting.
* Answer: is planting

8. They \_\_\_ \_\_\_ on the sofa, they are writing an e-mail.
* Subject: They (plural) → use are.
* Action: Being on a sofa usually means you sit.
* Verb form: sitting (double 't').
* Answer: are sitting

9. The children \_\_\_ \_\_\_ a play about pirates.
* Subject: The children (plural/they) → use are.
* Action: Performing a play is called act.
* Verb form: acting.
* Answer: are acting

10. Tom \_\_\_ \_\_\_ to the school.
* Subject: Tom (singular/he) → use is.
* Action: Moving towards a place is go.
* Verb form: going.
* Answer: is going

11. Marissa \_\_\_ \_\_\_ her hair.
* Subject: Marissa (singular/she) → use is.
* Action: Grooming hair is brush.
* Verb form: brushing.
* Answer: is brushing

12. They \_\_\_ \_\_\_ a book.
* Subject: They (plural) → use are.
* Action: Looking at words in a book is read.
* Verb form: reading.
* Answer: are reading

13. Liza \_\_\_ \_\_\_ bubbles.
* Subject: Liza (singular/she) → use is.
* Action: Making bubbles with your mouth is blow.
* Verb form: blowing.
* Answer: is blowing

14. My friends \_\_\_ \_\_\_ down a slide.
* Subject: My friends (plural/they) → use are.
* Action: Going down a slide is slide.
* Verb form: sliding (drop the 'e').
* Answer: are sliding

15. Manuel \_\_\_ \_\_\_ a bath with his duck.
* Subject: Manuel (singular/he) → use is.
* Action: Cleaning oneself in water is take a bath.
* Verb form: taking (drop the 'e').
* Answer: is taking

16. Omar and Paty \_\_\_ \_\_\_ a tree.
* Subject: Omar and Paty (plural/they) → use are.
* Action: Putting a tree in the ground is plant.
* Verb form: planting.
* Answer: are planting

17. Robbie \_\_\_ \_\_\_ weights.
* Subject: Robbie (singular/he) → use is.
* Action: Exercising with heavy objects is lift.
* Verb form: lifting.
* Answer: is lifting

18. Richard \_\_\_ \_\_\_ a puzzle.
* Subject: Richard (singular/he) → use is.
* Action: Figuring out a puzzle is solve.
* Verb form: solving (drop the 'e').
* Answer: is solving

19. Luis \_\_\_ \_\_\_, he's going to the park.
* Subject: Luis (singular/he) → use is.
* Action: Moving on foot is walk.
* Verb form: walking.
* Answer: is walking

Final Answer:
1. is writing
2. is cooking
3. are swinging
4. is thinking
5. is touching
6. is playing
7. is planting
8. are sitting
9. are acting
10. is going
11. is brushing
12. are reading
13. is blowing
14. are sliding
15. is taking
16. are planting
17. is lifting
18. is solving
19. is walking