Year 4 English — Continuous and perfect tenses

Recognise and form the present continuous, past continuous and present perfect.

Name: ________________________

1.We ____ each other for ten years, and we are still friends.
- a) have known
- b) know
- c) knew
- d) are knowing
2.Which sentence is in the past continuous?
- a) He eats.
- b) He has eaten.
- c) He will eat.
- d) He was eating.
3.Meera ____ in this town since 2018.
- a) lived
- b) lives
- c) has lived
- d) is living
4.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- I
- posted
- the letter.
- already
- have
5.Complete with the present continuous of "wait": The children ____ for the bus at the moment.
6.Sort each sentence by its tense.
Groups: Present continuous · Past continuous · Present perfect
- They have played three matches.
- They are playing outside.
- She has read the book.
- They were playing when it rained.
- She is reading a book.
- She was reading when I called.
7.Look at the sky — it ____ heavily right now.
- a) is raining
- b) rains
- c) rained
- d) has rained
8.Complete with the present perfect of "see": I ____ that film twice.

Answer key — Year 4 English — Continuous and perfect tenses

1. a) have known
2. d) He was eating.
3. c) has lived
4. 1. I 2. have 3. already 4. posted 5. the letter.
5. are waiting
6. She is reading a book. → Present continuous; She was reading when I called. → Past continuous; She has read the book. → Present perfect; They are playing outside. → Present continuous; They were playing when it rained. → Past continuous; They have played three matches. → Present perfect
7. a) is raining
8. have seen