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Class 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.Fill the gap with two words, using the verb given: They ____ (play) in the park right now.

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

    Groups: Double the last letter · Drop the e

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

  3. 3.Ravi ____ his homework when his friend called.

    • a) were finishing
    • b) is finishing
    • c) are finishing
    • d) was finishing

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

    • painting
    • a poster.
    • The children
    • were

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

  6. 6.The dogs ____ at the postbox when I walked past.

    • a) were barking
    • b) is barking
    • c) am barking
    • d) was barking

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

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

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

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

  1. 1. are playing
  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. d) was finishing
  4. 4. 1. The children 2. were 3. painting 4. a poster.
  5. 5. was reading
  6. 6. a) were barking
  7. 7. c) were singing
  8. 8. is sitting