Name: ___________________________ Date: ___________________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Describing a picture

Use the ing form of the verbs.

In the picture, there is a young girl in a park. She (stand)_____________ on a skateboard

and she (smile)_______________ and (look)_______________ at a picnic basket full of food.
Next to the basket there is a cat. It (sleep)______________ on a bench, and behind the
bench there is a bird. It (walk)______________ on the ground. There is another bird, as
well, but it (fly)______________. There is also a butterfly, and it (fly)_______________, too.
In the background there is a man. He (walk)______________ his dog. He should be careful
because there is a man (drive)______________ a car very fast on the road behind him.

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GRAMMAR WORKSHEET ALL Things Grammar
Grammar Focus Present Continuous
Level Intermediate

ANSWER KEY

In the picture, there is a young girl in a park. She is standing on a skateboard

and she is smiling and looking at a picnic basket full of food. Next to the basket
there is a cat. It is sleeping on a bench, and behind the bench there is a bird. It
is walking on the ground. There is another bird, as well, but it is flying. There is
also a butterfly, and it is flying, too. In the background there is a man. He is
waking his dog. He should be careful because there is a man driving a car very
fast on the road behind him.

Find more information about how to describe pictures at the British Council
link below:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/speaking-exams/describe-photo-or-picture

ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Have your learners bring in their own photos from home and describe them to their
classmates.

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