Practice -ed or -ing endings with fun illustrated sentences.

This worksheet is designed to help learners understand and practice using the -ing form of verbs, especially in the context of the present continuous tense (which describes actions happening *right now*).

The title “-ed or -ing” suggests you must choose between adding “-ed” (past tense) or “-ing” (present participle/continuous) to the base verb.

Let’s go through each sentence:

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✔ 1. Jan is walk _____ to the bus.

- The sentence starts with “Jan is...” — this is the present continuous tense.
- In present continuous, we use: subject + am/is/are + verb-ing
- So, “walk” becomes walking.
- ✔️ Answer: ing

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✔ 2. She play _____ with the dog.

- This sentence does not have “is” or “are,” but the image shows a girl actively playing with a dog — suggesting an action happening now.
- However, grammatically, if it were “She is play____,” then it would be “playing.”
- But as written: “She play_____” — this is grammatically incorrect for present continuous without “is.”
- BUT — since this is a beginner worksheet and the picture implies ongoing action, it’s likely meant to be “She is playing…” and the “is” was accidentally omitted or implied.
- Also, “play” + “ed” = “played” (past), which doesn’t match the picture (she’s playing *now*).
- So, despite the missing “is,” we assume the intent is to show present continuous → playing.
- ✔️ Answer: ing

> 💡 Note: If this were strictly grammar, “She play____” should be “She plays” (simple present) or “She is playing.” But given the context and images, “-ing” is correct here.

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✔ 3. He is drink _____ his water.

- Again, “He is...” → present continuous.
- So, “drink” becomes drinking.
- ✔️ Answer: ing

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✔ 4. We jump _____ on the bed.

- Sentence: “We jump_____...”
- No “are” before it — so technically, it could be simple present (“We jump”) or present continuous (“We are jumping”).
- The picture shows two children actively jumping on the bed — action happening *now*.
- Since the other sentences are clearly about current actions (and use “is”), this one likely intends “We are jumping...” even though “are” is missing.
- Also, “jumped” (past) doesn’t fit the image.
- So, we choose jumping.
- ✔️ Answer: ing

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🎯 Final Answers:

1. ing → Jan is walking to the bus.
2. ing → She is playing with the dog. *(implied “is”)*
3. ing → He is drinking his water.
4. ing → We are jumping on the bed. *(implied “are”)*

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✔ Why not “-ed”?

“-ed” is used for past tense (e.g., walked, played, drank, jumped). All the pictures show actions happening right now, so -ing is correct.

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🧠 Teaching Tip:

This worksheet teaches:
- Present continuous tense = am/is/are + verb-ing
- Use pictures to infer if the action is happening now → use -ing
- “-ed” = happened before (past)

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✔ All answers: ing, ing, ing, ing

You can confidently fill in all blanks with “ing”!