Moving Matches

This worksheet helps students in Grades 3 and 4 strengthen their understanding of the present continuous tense through a matching activity that emphasizes logic, meaning, and grammar structure. Students match subjects in Column A with present continuous verb phrases in Column B, choosing the action that best fits each subject. This reinforces how am/is/are + verb-ing forms work in real sentences.

Learning Goals

• Present Continuous Verb Recognition (Grades 3-4): Identify correct present continuous verb phrases.
• Logical Subject-Verb Alignment: Match subjects with actions that make sense grammatically and logically.
• Grammar Matching Skills: Analyze sentence parts and connect them accurately.
• Sentence Construction Awareness: Understand how subjects and verb phrases combine to form clear sentences.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to reinforce grammar understanding through active reasoning.
• Low-Writing, High-Thinking Format: Ideal for students who benefit from recognition-based practice.
• Meaning-Focused Grammar: Requires students to consider both grammar rules and sentence meaning.
• Flexible Use: Works well for grammar lessons, centers, small groups, warm-ups, or independent practice.

This printable worksheet helps students gain confidence identifying and pairing present continuous verb phrases correctly. By matching subjects with logical actions, learners strengthen grammar fluency, comprehension, and sentence awareness. It is a no-prep resource that works well in both classroom and homeschool language arts settings, supporting accurate and meaningful grammar practice.

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