Making Questions

This worksheet helps students in Grades 2, 3, and 4 learn how to turn present continuous statements into clear yes/no questions. Learners practice subject-auxiliary inversion, verb tense accuracy, sentence structure, capitalization, and punctuation as they move am, is, or are to the beginning of each sentence while keeping the verb in its -ing form.

Skills Reinforced

• Forming Yes/No Questions (Grades 2-4)
  Students rewrite statements as questions by correctly repositioning helping verbs.
• Present Continuous Verb Structures
  Learners maintain accurate am/is/are + verb-ing forms while changing sentence type.
• Syntax and Sentence Structure
  The activity strengthens understanding of how word order changes in questions.
• Grammar Manipulation and Editing
  Students revise sentences carefully, paying attention to spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to clearly model question formation for developing writers.
• Focused Grammar Practice
  Targets one essential skill at a time for clarity and confidence.
• Scaffolded and Accessible
  Ideal for students transitioning from sentence writing to more complex grammar structures.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Suitable for grammar lessons, literacy centers, independent practice, homework, or review.

This printable grammar worksheet gives students essential practice with forming yes/no questions in the present continuous tense. By manipulating sentence structure and applying subject-auxiliary inversion, learners build stronger syntactic awareness and grammar confidence. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this no-prep resource supports clear understanding of question formation and accurate use of continuous verb forms.

This worksheet is part of our present continuous tense worksheets collection.