Present Participle Party | Worksheet - Free Printable

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What is a Present Participle?

A present participle is a verb form ending in -ing that shows an action happening right now or continuously. It is used with auxiliary verbs like *is*, *are*, *was*, *were*, etc., to form continuous tenses.

For example:
- She is baking a cake. (present continuous)

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Now, let’s go through each sentence and convert the given verbs into their present participle forms (-ing).

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1) Jordan is _________ a birthday cake for Hannah.
→ Given: (bake)
→ Present participle: baking ✔ (already filled in)

2) Nora is _________ (call) her friends to tell them about the surprise party.
→ "call" → calling
✔ Answer: calling

3) Elijah is _________ (blow) up purple and blue balloons.
→ "blow" → blowing
✔ Answer: blowing

4) Yoon is _________ (make) Hannah a card.
→ "make" → making
✔ Answer: making

5) Hannah's friends are _________ (arrive).
→ "arrive" → arriving
✔ Answer: arriving

6) We are _________ (hide) behind our couch, waiting for Hannah.
→ "hide" → hiding
✔ Answer: hiding

7) Hannah is _________ (knock) on the door!
→ "knock" → knocking
✔ Answer: knocking

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Final Answers:

1) baking
2) calling
3) blowing
4) making
5) arriving
6) hiding
7) knocking

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Explanation:

Each blank requires the -ing form of the verb because the sentences use the present continuous tense ("is/are + verb-ing") to describe actions happening now or around now.

This worksheet helps students practice forming and using present participles correctly in context.

✔ All answers are correct when you add the "-ing" suffix to the base verb.

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