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This worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they practice using the present perfect continuous tense within a connected narrative about a school play. Learners focus on verb tense accuracy, subject-verb agreement, reading for sequence, grammatical structure, and timeline awareness while completing a story that shows actions beginning in the past and continuing into the present.

Targeted Skills

• Present Perfect Continuous Forms (Grades 4-6)
  Students practice forming verbs using has/have been + verb-ing to show ongoing actions over time.
• Grammar in Narrative Context
  Learners apply verb tense rules within a connected story rather than isolated sentences.
• Reading for Sequence and Detail
  Students follow a logical timeline of events, using context clues to choose correct verb forms.
• Subject-Verb Agreement
  The activity reinforces matching subjects with the correct auxiliary verbs has or have.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Design
  Developed by educators to clearly model and reinforce complex verb tense usage.
• Structured Story Format
  A cohesive narrative helps students understand how tense works across multiple sentences.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Suitable for grammar lessons, guided practice, homework, review, or assessment.
• Supports Deeper Understanding
  Helps learners connect grammar form with meaning and time relationships.

This printable grammar worksheet gives students meaningful practice with the present perfect continuous tense through a clear, engaging narrative. By focusing on continuous action, verb agreement, and reading comprehension, learners strengthen both grammatical accuracy and understanding of time-based verb forms. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this no-prep resource supports confident use of advanced verb tenses and improved language control.

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