News in Progress

This worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they combine close reading with advanced verb tense usage through an engaging passage about a school newspaper team. Learners practice reading for action and sequence, identifying long-term activities, applying present perfect continuous structures, writing complete sentences, and maintaining grammatical accuracy in text-based responses.

Targeted Skills

• Reading for Action and Sequence (Grades 4-6)
  Students analyze an informational passage to track ongoing tasks and responsibilities.
• Present Perfect Continuous in Responses
  Learners answer questions using accurate have/has been + verb-ing constructions.
• Grammar in Context
  Students apply verb tense rules directly to comprehension questions rather than isolated drills.
• Constructed Response Writing
  The activity reinforces writing clear, complete sentences supported by details from the text.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to integrate grammar instruction with reading comprehension.
• Clear Question Structure
  Prompts guide students to focus on both meaning and tense accuracy.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Suitable for literacy blocks, grammar lessons, independent work, homework, or assessment.
• Supports Higher-Level Thinking
  Encourages students to connect verb tense choice with textual evidence and meaning.

This printable grammar and reading worksheet helps students strengthen their ability to identify and describe ongoing actions using the present perfect continuous tense. By blending reading comprehension, verb tense mastery, and constructed written responses, learners build stronger language control and deeper understanding of how grammar conveys duration in informational text. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this no-prep resource supports confident reading, accurate grammar use, and clear written expression.

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