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Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on choosing the past, present or future progressive a time word calls for, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking

L.4.1

NameDate

Finish each sentence.

1.The dogs ___ barking when the mail carrier arrived.

Choose: were · are · was

2.Listen! The baby ___ crying again.

Choose: is · was · were

3.Last night it ___ snowing when we went to bed.

Choose: was · is · will be

4.When the phone rang, I ___ reading in bed.

Choose: am · was · will be

5.While we ___ walking home yesterday, it started to rain.

Choose: are · will be · were

6.This time next week, they ___ be swimming in the lake.

Choose: are · were · will

7.Tomorrow at noon we ___ be flying to Denver.

Choose: were · are · will

8.By midnight the water ___ rising fast.

Choose: was · is · were

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.were
  2. 2.is
  3. 3.was
  4. 4.was
  5. 5.were
  6. 6.will
  7. 7.will
  8. 8.was

Questions about Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking

What does the Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking worksheet cover?

It practices choosing the past, present or future progressive a time word calls for — 8 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core L.4.1: Use relative pronouns, progressive verbs, modal auxiliaries and correct adjective order. The instruction to students is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1 — L.4.1, under Language for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on L.4.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for L.4.1

Use relative pronouns, progressive verbs, modal auxiliaries and correct adjective order.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.4.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.