Looking at the image, this is a “What are they doing?” worksheet designed to teach or practice present continuous tense (actions happening now).
Each picture shows a person or group engaged in an activity. The task is to complete the sentence by writing what they are doing — using the present continuous form:
subject + am/is/are + verb-ing.
Let’s go through each one:
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Top Row:
1.
John → Picture shows John driving a car.
- Sentence: *John is driving his car.*
-
✔ Correct completion:
is driving
2.
Ann → Picture shows Ann sitting at a table with food — having dinner.
- Sentence: *Ann is eating dinner.* (or *Ann is having dinner.*)
-
✔ Correct completion:
is eating (or
is having)
3.
Angela → Picture shows Angela preparing food — making lunch.
- Sentence: *Angela is making lunch.*
-
✔ Correct completion:
is making
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Second Row:
4.
Tom → Picture shows Tom playing with a toy car.
- Sentence: *Tom is playing with his toy.*
-
✔ Correct completion:
is playing
5.
They → Picture shows two people playing tennis.
- Sentence: *They are playing tennis.*
-
✔ Correct completion:
are playing
6.
James → Picture shows James running.
- Sentence: *James is running.*
-
✔ Correct completion:
is running
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Third Row:
7.
Sam → Picture shows Sam kicking a soccer ball.
- Sentence: *Sam is playing football.*
-
✔ Correct completion:
is playing
8.
Jeff → Picture shows Jeff drinking coffee.
- Sentence: *Jeff is drinking coffee.*
-
✔ Correct completion:
is drinking
9.
The girls → Picture shows three girls dancing.
- Sentence: *The girls are dancing.*
-
✔ Correct completion:
are dancing
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Bottom Row:
10.
Joe → Picture shows Joe swimming.
- Sentence: *Joe is swimming.*
-
✔ Correct completion:
is swimming
11.
The kids → Picture shows two children reading books.
- Sentence: *The kids are reading.*
-
✔ Correct completion:
are reading
12.
Ben → Picture shows Ben climbing a tree.
- Sentence: *Ben is climbing the tree.*
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✔ Correct completion:
is climbing
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✔ Final Answer (Completed Sentences):
- John
is driving his car.
- Ann
is eating dinner.
- Angela
is making lunch.
- Tom
is playing with his toy.
- They
are playing tennis.
- James
is running.
- Sam
is playing football.
- Jeff
is drinking coffee.
- The girls
are dancing.
- Joe
is swimming.
- The kids
are reading.
- Ben
is climbing the tree.
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Teaching Tip: This exercise helps learners understand that the present continuous tense is used for actions happening right now — often shown visually in pictures. The structure is always:
Subject + am/is/are + verb+ing.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of present progressive verbs worksheet.