Present Continuous Tense Worksheet with Illustrations
Worksheet for practicing present continuous tense with images of people performing various actions like dancing, climbing, flying, playing tennis, studying, watching, listening, drinking, reading, riding, painting, and playing football.
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Step-by-step solution for: present continuous worksheet - ESL worksheet by daylight28
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Step-by-step solution for: present continuous worksheet - ESL worksheet by daylight28
To solve this worksheet, we need to look at each picture and describe what the person or people are doing right now. We use the Present Continuous tense for actions happening at this moment.
The rule is:
* He/She/It + is + verb-ing
* They/We/You + are + verb-ing
* I + am + verb-ing
Here is the step-by-step solution for each question based on the verbs provided in the list (dance, climb, fly, play tennis, study, watch, listen, drink, read, ride, paint, play football):
1. Picture: A baby with a bottle.
* Action: Drinking.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is drinking.
2. Picture: A boy lying down with a book.
* Action: Reading.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is reading.
3. Picture: A girl moving her body to music.
* Action: Dancing.
* Subject: She.
* Sentence: She is dancing.
4. Picture: A boy with headphones and musical notes.
* Action: Listening.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is listening.
5. Picture: A boy at a desk with books and a lamp.
* Action: Studying.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is studying.
6. Picture: Birds in the air.
* Action: Flying.
* Subject: They.
* Sentence: They are flying.
7. Picture: A boy on a bicycle.
* Action: Riding.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is riding.
8. Picture: A person with a brush and canvas.
* Action: Painting.
* Subject: You (since the question asks "What are you doing?").
* Sentence: I am painting. *(Note: If answering about the picture generally, it is "He/She is painting", but since the question asks "you", the answer is "I am painting". However, in these worksheets, sometimes they just want the description of the image like "He is painting". Let's stick to the standard description of the action shown: "He is painting" or "She is painting". Given the previous patterns, describing the third person is safer unless strictly role-playing. Let's provide the third-person description as it matches the visual cue best for homework checks, but "I am painting" is grammatically correct for the specific question. Let's look at Q11. Q11 also asks "you". Usually, these keys accept "He/She is [verb]ing" as the description of the scene. Let's provide the most common expected answer for these visual drills: He is painting or She is painting. Let's go with He is painting to match the gender often assumed in simple keys, or simply describe the action. Actually, looking at Q8, the figure looks female. Let's say She is painting. Wait, let's look at the prompt options. The user just wants the answer. Let's provide the standard sentence structure.)*
* *Correction*: In many ESL worksheets, if the question is "What are you doing?", the student is expected to answer "I am...". But often, teachers accept the third person if it's just identifying the picture. Let's provide the answer that fits the pattern of the other questions which describe the image. However, strictly speaking:
* Question: What are you doing? -> Answer: I am painting.
* Let's check Q11. Same question.
* Let's check the other questions. They are all "What is he/she/they doing?".
* To be safe and accurate to the grammar of the question asked:
* 8. I am painting.
* 11. I am playing tennis.
* *Alternative interpretation*: The worksheet might just want the action identified. Let's provide the full sentence. I will provide "I am painting" because it answers the specific question asked.
9. Picture: A boy kicking a ball.
* Action: Playing football.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is playing football.
10. Picture: People sitting in front of a TV.
* Action: Watching (TV).
* Subject: They.
* Sentence: They are watching.
11. Picture: A person holding a racket and ball.
* Action: Playing tennis.
* Subject: You (Question: What are you doing?).
* Sentence: I am playing tennis.
12. Picture: A person going up a rock wall.
* Action: Climbing.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is climbing.
Final Answer:
1. He is drinking.
2. He is reading.
3. She is dancing.
4. He is listening.
5. He is studying.
6. They are flying.
7. He is riding.
8. I am painting. (Or: He/She is painting.)
9. He is playing football.
10. They are watching.
11. I am playing tennis. (Or: He/She is playing tennis.)
12. He is climbing.
The rule is:
* He/She/It + is + verb-ing
* They/We/You + are + verb-ing
* I + am + verb-ing
Here is the step-by-step solution for each question based on the verbs provided in the list (dance, climb, fly, play tennis, study, watch, listen, drink, read, ride, paint, play football):
1. Picture: A baby with a bottle.
* Action: Drinking.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is drinking.
2. Picture: A boy lying down with a book.
* Action: Reading.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is reading.
3. Picture: A girl moving her body to music.
* Action: Dancing.
* Subject: She.
* Sentence: She is dancing.
4. Picture: A boy with headphones and musical notes.
* Action: Listening.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is listening.
5. Picture: A boy at a desk with books and a lamp.
* Action: Studying.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is studying.
6. Picture: Birds in the air.
* Action: Flying.
* Subject: They.
* Sentence: They are flying.
7. Picture: A boy on a bicycle.
* Action: Riding.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is riding.
8. Picture: A person with a brush and canvas.
* Action: Painting.
* Subject: You (since the question asks "What are you doing?").
* Sentence: I am painting. *(Note: If answering about the picture generally, it is "He/She is painting", but since the question asks "you", the answer is "I am painting". However, in these worksheets, sometimes they just want the description of the image like "He is painting". Let's stick to the standard description of the action shown: "He is painting" or "She is painting". Given the previous patterns, describing the third person is safer unless strictly role-playing. Let's provide the third-person description as it matches the visual cue best for homework checks, but "I am painting" is grammatically correct for the specific question. Let's look at Q11. Q11 also asks "you". Usually, these keys accept "He/She is [verb]ing" as the description of the scene. Let's provide the most common expected answer for these visual drills: He is painting or She is painting. Let's go with He is painting to match the gender often assumed in simple keys, or simply describe the action. Actually, looking at Q8, the figure looks female. Let's say She is painting. Wait, let's look at the prompt options. The user just wants the answer. Let's provide the standard sentence structure.)*
* *Correction*: In many ESL worksheets, if the question is "What are you doing?", the student is expected to answer "I am...". But often, teachers accept the third person if it's just identifying the picture. Let's provide the answer that fits the pattern of the other questions which describe the image. However, strictly speaking:
* Question: What are you doing? -> Answer: I am painting.
* Let's check Q11. Same question.
* Let's check the other questions. They are all "What is he/she/they doing?".
* To be safe and accurate to the grammar of the question asked:
* 8. I am painting.
* 11. I am playing tennis.
* *Alternative interpretation*: The worksheet might just want the action identified. Let's provide the full sentence. I will provide "I am painting" because it answers the specific question asked.
9. Picture: A boy kicking a ball.
* Action: Playing football.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is playing football.
10. Picture: People sitting in front of a TV.
* Action: Watching (TV).
* Subject: They.
* Sentence: They are watching.
11. Picture: A person holding a racket and ball.
* Action: Playing tennis.
* Subject: You (Question: What are you doing?).
* Sentence: I am playing tennis.
12. Picture: A person going up a rock wall.
* Action: Climbing.
* Subject: He.
* Sentence: He is climbing.
Final Answer:
1. He is drinking.
2. He is reading.
3. She is dancing.
4. He is listening.
5. He is studying.
6. They are flying.
7. He is riding.
8. I am painting. (Or: He/She is painting.)
9. He is playing football.
10. They are watching.
11. I am playing tennis. (Or: He/She is playing tennis.)
12. He is climbing.
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