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Year 4 English — Is doing and was doing

Say what is happening now and what was happening earlier using am, is, are, was and were with an -ing verb.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Pair each verb with its -ing form.

    • run
    • swim
    • write
    • make
    • carry
    • writing
    • swimming
    • running
    • carrying
    • making

  2. 2.Sort each verb by what happens to its spelling when you add -ing.

    Groups: Double the last letter · Drop the e

    • swim
    • write
    • run
    • dance
    • bake
    • sit

  3. 3.Fill the gap with two words, using the verb given: I ____ (read) when the lights went out.

  4. 4.Put the cards in order to make a sentence about what was happening.

    • painting
    • The children
    • were
    • a poster.

  5. 5.She ____ a picture at this moment.

    • a) was drawing
    • b) draws
    • c) is drawing
    • d) draw

  6. 6.Fill the gap with two words, using the verb given: The cat ____ (sit) on the wall now.

  7. 7.Which sentence is written correctly?

    • a) We is climbing the hill.
    • b) We am climbing the hill.
    • c) We be climbing the hill.
    • d) We are climbing the hill.

  8. 8.In "The girls were singing loudly", which two words make the verb?

    • a) The girls
    • b) were singing
    • c) singing loudly
    • d) girls were

Answer key — Year 4 English — Is doing and was doing

  1. 1. run → running; swim → swimming; write → writing; make → making; carry → carrying
  2. 2. run → Double the last letter; write → Drop the e; sit → Double the last letter; dance → Drop the e; swim → Double the last letter; bake → Drop the e
  3. 3. was reading
  4. 4. 1. The children 2. were 3. painting 4. a poster.
  5. 5. c) is drawing
  6. 6. is sitting
  7. 7. d) We are climbing the hill.
  8. 8. b) were singing