Everyday Verbs: 20 Pictures, Infinitive and Present Progressive ✍️
Twenty pictures of children doing everyday things: crying, sweeping, singing, sleeping, selling, smelling a flower. For each picture, the student writes two lines: the infinitive (to cry) and the conjugated verb in the third person singular, present progressive (he is crying).
The second page provides the word bank as cut-out cards, in several sets: the students can write the answers, or cut the cards and stick them under the right picture — or keep them for a miming game. The A4 PDF with watermark is free for everybody; the clean PDFs and the editable DOCX files are for Premium members.
✨ What students practise
Three things, in order: 1) naming the action in English — the vocabulary of everyday life; 2) writing the infinitive with to — to sweep, to listen to, to look at; 3) conjugating in the present progressive, third person singular — and choosing the right pronoun: he is or she is, depending on the picture.
The -ing form installs itself without a grammar lecture: after twenty pictures, he is sweeping and she is drawing become automatic. And the cut-out cards turn the correction into a game: match each card to its picture, or mime the verb and let the class answer with a full sentence.
Study the picture: what is the child doing? Boy or girl?
Write the verb with to on the first line: to cry, to sweep…
Second line: he is / she is + verb-ing.
Use the word bank or the cut-out cards to check every picture.
🏃 The 20 verbs of the worksheet
The example first, then the nineteen verbs to find. Infinitive on the left, present progressive on the right — exactly what the student has to write:
✂️ The cut-out cards, and three ways to use them
The student writes both lines alone, then checks with the word bank. The classic version, for a quiet assessment.
Cut the cards, stick each one under its picture. Perfect for the younger ones, or for a pair work session.
One student mimes the verb, the class answers with a full sentence: « He is sweeping! » The cards serve as the answer key.
🎁 The free version, with watermark
The 20 pictures and the cut-out cards, in A4, with our watermark.
🎁 Free PDF – A4, with watermark
The pictures and the cards, free for everyone, ready to print.
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💎 The clean versions (Premium)
The same worksheet without watermark, in A4 and US Letter, plus the DOCX files to remove pictures, add verbs or change the layout.
Preview: the 20 pictures and the two writing lines
🎯 Recommended level, and the next steps
❓ Frequently asked questions
📚 What level is this worksheet for?
A1 beginners. The pictures carry the meaning, so the student can work on the vocabulary and the present progressive without a long explanation.
🗂️ What does the worksheet contain?
Twenty pictures with two writing lines each (infinitive and present progressive), plus a second page with the word bank as cut-out cards, in several sets.
✂️ How to use the cut-out cards?
Three ways: stick them under the right picture as a correction, use them for pair work, or play the miming game — one student mimes, the class answers with a full sentence.
🎁 Which version is free?
The A4 PDF with watermark is free for everybody. The clean A4 and US Letter PDFs and the editable DOCX files are reserved for Premium members.
🔑 Is there an answer key?
The word bank is the answer key: each card gives the infinitive and the conjugated form. The correction is built into the worksheet.
