{
  "title": "Present Continuous Tense",
  "subtitle": "Grade 4 — Unit 1: My School",
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    "header_left": "Serdarli Primary School",
    "header_right": "English — Grade 4",
    "footer_text": "Present Continuous Tense Worksheet",
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    {"type": "section", "text": "Lesson: Present Continuous Tense", "level": 1},
    {"type": "lesson", "text": "We use the **Present Continuous Tense** to talk about actions happening **right now** or **at this moment**."},
    {"type": "lesson", "text": "**Affirmative form:** Subject + am / is / are + verb-ing\nExample: **I am reading.** / **She is writing.** / **They are playing.**"},
    {"type": "lesson", "text": "**Interrogative form (questions):** Am / Is / Are + subject + verb-ing\nExample: **Are you reading?** / **Is she writing?** / **Are they playing?**"},
    {"type": "lesson", "text": "**Negative form:** Subject + am not / isn't / aren't + verb-ing\nExample: **I am not sleeping.** / **He isn't running.** / **We aren't studying.**"},
    {"type": "callout", "label": "REMEMBER", "text": "Use **am** with I, **is** with he/she/it, **are** with you/we/they. Add **-ing** to the verb: read → reading, write → writing, run → running, sit → sitting."},
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    {"type": "section", "text": "Part A: Spelling — Add -ing to the verbs", "level": 1},
    {"type": "instructions", "text": "Write the -ing form of each verb."},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "read → ___", "blanks": ["reading"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "write → ___", "blanks": ["writing"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "run → ___", "blanks": ["running"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "sit → ___", "blanks": ["sitting"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "study → ___", "blanks": ["studying"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "swim → ___", "blanks": ["swimming"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "play → ___", "blanks": ["playing"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "have → ___", "blanks": ["having"]},

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    {"type": "section", "text": "Part B: Choose the correct answer", "level": 1},
    {"type": "instructions", "text": "Circle the correct option."},
    {"type": "mcq", "question": "She ___ a book now.", "options": ["is reading", "are reading", "am reading", "read"], "layout": "stack", "answer": "A"},
    {"type": "mcq", "question": "They ___ football in the garden.", "options": ["is playing", "are playing", "am playing", "plays"], "layout": "stack", "answer": "B"},
    {"type": "mcq", "question": "I ___ my homework right now.", "options": ["is doing", "are doing", "am doing", "do"], "layout": "stack", "answer": "C"},
    {"type": "mcq", "question": "We ___ to music at the moment.", "options": ["are listening", "is listening", "am listening", "listen"], "layout": "stack", "answer": "A"},
    {"type": "mcq", "question": "He ___ in the canteen.", "options": ["are sitting", "is sitting", "am sitting", "sit"], "layout": "stack", "answer": "B"},
    {"type": "mcq", "question": "___ you writing a letter?", "options": ["Am", "Is", "Are", "Do"], "layout": "grid4", "answer": "C"},
    {"type": "mcq", "question": "What ___ she doing?", "options": ["am", "is", "are", "do"], "layout": "grid4", "answer": "B"},
    {"type": "mcq", "question": "The students ___ a song.", "options": ["is singing", "are singing", "am singing", "sings"], "layout": "stack", "answer": "B"},

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    {"type": "section", "text": "Part C: Fill in the blanks", "level": 1},
    {"type": "instructions", "text": "Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets."},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "I ___ (draw) a picture now.", "blanks": ["am drawing"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "She ___ (write) on the board.", "blanks": ["is writing"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "They ___ (run) in the playground.", "blanks": ["are running"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "We ___ (study) English now.", "blanks": ["are studying"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "He ___ (read) a storybook.", "blanks": ["is reading"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "The teacher ___ (talk) to the class.", "blanks": ["is talking"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "You ___ (sit) on the chair.", "blanks": ["are sitting"]},
    {"type": "fill_blank", "text": "My friends ___ (play) in the garden.", "blanks": ["are playing"]},

    {"type": "spacer", "height_cm": 0.3},
    {"type": "section", "text": "Part D: Make questions", "level": 1},
    {"type": "instructions", "text": "Change the sentences into questions."},
    {"type": "short_answer", "question": "She is reading a book. → ___", "lines": 1, "answer": "Is she reading a book?"},
    {"type": "short_answer", "question": "They are playing football. → ___", "lines": 1, "answer": "Are they playing football?"},
    {"type": "short_answer", "question": "He is writing on the board. → ___", "lines": 1, "answer": "Is he writing on the board?"},
    {"type": "short_answer", "question": "We are studying English. → ___", "lines": 1, "answer": "Are we studying English?"},
    {"type": "short_answer", "question": "You are sitting on the chair. → ___", "lines": 1, "answer": "Are you sitting on the chair?"},

    {"type": "spacer", "height_cm": 0.3},
    {"type": "section", "text": "Part E: True or False", "level": 1},
    {"type": "instructions", "text": "Read each sentence. Write T (True) or F (False)."},
    {"type": "true_false", "statement": "We use 'am' with he and she.", "answer": false},
    {"type": "true_false", "statement": "The -ing form of 'run' is 'running'.", "answer": true},
    {"type": "true_false", "statement": "'They is playing' is a correct sentence.", "answer": false},
    {"type": "true_false", "statement": "We use Present Continuous for actions happening now.", "answer": true},
    {"type": "true_false", "statement": "The -ing form of 'write' is 'writeing'.", "answer": false},

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    {"type": "section", "text": "Part F: Reading Comprehension", "level": 1},
    {"type": "lesson", "text": "Read the text and answer the questions.\n\nIt is Monday morning. The students are in the classroom. Sarah is reading a book about animals. Tom is writing his name on the board. Ali and Ayşe are talking about the lesson. The teacher is standing near the door. Mehmet is looking out the window. He is watching the birds in the garden. The cats are sleeping under the tree. Everyone is happy."},
    {"type": "short_answer", "question": "What is Sarah doing?", "lines": 1, "answer": "She is reading a book about animals."},
    {"type": "short_answer", "question": "Where is the teacher standing?", "lines": 1, "answer": "The teacher is standing near the door."},
    {"type": "short_answer", "question": "What is Tom writing on the board?", "lines": 1, "answer": "Tom is writing his name on the board."},
    {"type": "short_answer", "question": "What is Mehmet watching?", "lines": 1, "answer": "He is watching the birds in the garden."},
    {"type": "short_answer", "question": "Where are the cats sleeping?", "lines": 1, "answer": "The cats are sleeping under the tree."},

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    {"type": "section", "text": "Part G: Writing", "level": 1},
    {"type": "instructions", "text": "Look at your classroom right now. Write 5 sentences about what your classmates are doing. Use the Present Continuous Tense."},
    {"type": "open_answer", "question": "Write your sentences below:", "lines": 6, "answer": "Answers will vary. Check for correct Present Continuous form: subject + am/is/are + verb-ing."}
  ]
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