How to detect the currently pressed key?

if ((Control.ModifierKeys & Keys.Shift) != 0) 

This will also be true if Ctrl+Shift is down. If you want to check whether Shift alone is pressed,

if (Control.ModifierKeys == Keys.Shift)

If you're in a class that inherits Control (such as a form), you can remove the Control.

The code below is how to detect almost all currently pressed keys, not just the Shift key.

private KeyMessageFilter m_filter = new KeyMessageFilter();

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Application.AddMessageFilter(m_filter);
}


public class KeyMessageFilter : IMessageFilter
{
    private const int WM_KEYDOWN = 0x0100;
    private const int WM_KEYUP = 0x0101;
    private bool m_keyPressed = false;

    private Dictionary<Keys, bool> m_keyTable = new Dictionary<Keys, bool>();

    public Dictionary<Keys, bool> KeyTable
    {
        get { return m_keyTable; }
        private set { m_keyTable = value; }
    }

    public bool IsKeyPressed()
    {
        return m_keyPressed;
    }

    public bool IsKeyPressed(Keys k)
    {
        bool pressed = false;

        if (KeyTable.TryGetValue(k, out pressed))
        {
            return pressed;
        }

        return false;
    }

    public bool PreFilterMessage(ref Message m)
    {
        if (m.Msg == WM_KEYDOWN)
        {
            KeyTable[(Keys)m.WParam] = true;

            m_keyPressed = true;
        }

        if (m.Msg == WM_KEYUP)
        {
            KeyTable[(Keys)m.WParam] = false;

            m_keyPressed = false;
        }

        return false;
    }
}