Continuous Cleanup

In this worksheet, each paragraph contains verb tense errors involving present continuous or past continuous forms that should be written in the past perfect continuous tense. Students rewrite entire paragraphs with corrected verb forms. This requires careful reading, editing skills, and attention to consistent tense use across multiple sentences. The activity develops high-level grammar awareness and strengthens students’ ability to revise extended text. By practicing corrections within paragraphs, learners gain experience applying tense rules in realistic writing contexts.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Editing and Revising Extended Text

English Language Arts – Correct Use of Verb Tenses

English Language Arts – Paragraph-Level Grammar Application

English Language Arts – Maintaining Tense Consistency in Writing

This worksheet is part of our past perfect continuous tense worksheets collection.