Doing It Now: Adding -ing — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 1st Grade verbs & tenses worksheet.
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Part A: Add -ing
Add -ing to each doing word. Write the new word.
Answer: jumping
jump + ing = jumping
Answer: singing
sing + ing = singing
Answer: reading
read + ing = reading
Answer: playing
play + ing = playing
Answer: kicking
kick + ing = kicking
Answer: looking
look + ing = looking
Answer: eating
eat + ing = eating
Answer: cooking
cook + ing = cooking
Part B: Happening now
Add -ing to the word at the end. Write it in the gap.
Answer: sleeping
sleep + ing = sleeping
Answer: drawing
draw + ing = drawing
Answer: raining
rain + ing = raining
Answer: helping
help + ing = helping
Answer: flying
fly + ing = flying
Part C: Pick the right word
Circle the word that fits.
- Ajumping
- Bjump
Answer: jumping
After is, we use the -ing word: is jumping.
- Aread
- Breading
Answer: reading
After am, we use the -ing word: am reading.
- Asing
- Bsinging
Answer: singing
After are, we use the -ing word: are singing.
- Akicking
- Bkicks
Answer: kicking
After is, we use the -ing word: is kicking.
Part D: True or false?
Answer: True
We just add -ing: looking.
Answer: True
is playing tells us it is happening now.
Answer: False
We just add -ing to eat: eating.
Part E: Your turn
Model answer: My teacher is reading. The kids are drawing.
Success criteria:
- Two sentences
- Each sentence uses is or are with an -ing word
- Each sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a mark
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.