Grade 4 English Language Arts — Continuous and perfect tenses

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

Name: ________________________

1.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- already
- the letter.
- I
- posted
- have
2.Meera ____ in this town since 2018.
- a) is living
- b) lives
- c) lived
- d) has lived
3.Complete with the past continuous of "cook": Mother ____ dinner when the guests arrived.
4.Complete with the present continuous of "wait": The children ____ for the bus at the moment.
5.Match each verb form to the name of its tense.
- is writing
- was writing
- has written
- writes
- wrote
- will write
- past continuous
- simple past
- present perfect
- simple future
- simple present
- present continuous
6.Which sentence is correct?
- a) She is know the answer.
- b) She knows the answer.
- c) She has knowing the answer.
- d) She is knowing the answer.
7.Sort each sentence by its tense.
Groups: Present continuous · Past continuous · Present perfect
- They are playing outside.
- They have played three matches.
- She was reading when I called.
- They were playing when it rained.
- She is reading a book.
- She has read the book.
8.While I ____ my homework, the lights went out.
- a) do
- b) was doing
- c) did
- d) have done

Answer key — Grade 4 English Language Arts — Continuous and perfect tenses

1. 1. I 2. have 3. already 4. posted 5. the letter.
2. d) has lived
3. was cooking
4. are waiting
5. is writing → present continuous; was writing → past continuous; has written → present perfect; writes → simple present; wrote → simple past; will write → simple future
6. b) She knows the answer.
7. 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
8. b) was doing