Make me the
Present Continuous
Add an object of the verb
You need to complete the subject
Don't be so Negative
I have a question
Hodge Podge
100

She ___________ to the store. (run)

What is "is running?

100

I love playing ______________

Playing is the verb in the sentence 

100

The flower is ________________. 

What is beautiful?

100

"She is walking."  

What is "She isn't walking."

100

Carlos is working at a restaurant.

What is:  "Is Carlos working at a restaurant?"


100

Part of the sentence that is the name of a person, place, or thing that the whole sentence is about.

What is the subject?

200

It _______________ at the mailman. (bark)

What is "is barking"?

200

She eats _____________ for lunch everyday.

Ran is the verb in the sentence 

200

That apple looks really _________because it is so red and shiny.

What is fresh, delicious, yummy?

200

They are listening to the teacher.

What is "They aren't listening to the teacher."

200

They are watching TV?

What is "Are they watching TV?

200

Can be an action word or a state of being

What is the verb

300

They  _________________ a slice of pizza.

What is "are eating"?

300

I hit _____________ on the desk.

What is my hip (hand, head, leg, finger, hip)
300

The teacher seems really ____________ because the students arrived late.

What is angry? (disappointed, frustrated)

300

It is running out of battery.

What is "It isn't running out of battery?"

300

They are wearing blue jeans?  Use a question word?

What are they wearing?

300

The name for the word in the sentence that receives the action of the verb.

What is an object?

400

I ________________ the question from the whiteboard. (copy)

What is "am copying"?

400

she went for a run in the morning

run is the verb in this sentence

400

 "was going to get," what is the helping verb.

was is the helping verb

400

They are asking lots of questions in Chemistry class.

What is "They aren't asking a lot of questions in Chemistry class?"

400

Manuela is working in the library?  Use a question word.

Where is Manuela working?

400

In a sentence with a state of being verb.  The word that completes the subject can be a ________ or a ____________,

What is a noun or an adjective?

500

The man ___________ his package.  (pick-up)

What is picking up?

500

The dog was whimpering

was and whimpering are both verbs

500

I think the girl is ___________ because she is failing all of her classes.

What is crazy, lazy, irresponsible?

500

We are laughing at his joke.

What is "We aren't laughing at this joke?"

500

Thirty people are dancing at the party?  Use the question word "How many"

How many people are dancing at the party?

500
Name a signal word that tells the reader you are using the simple present tense.  Remember it often describes a routine.

What is always, usually, often, never, sometimes, every)

M
e
n
u