Progressive Tense

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What is the progressive tense?

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The progressive tense is a verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state of being, often formed with the verb 'to be' and the present participle (verb + -ing).

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What is present progressive tense?

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The present progressive tense describes actions that are currently happening. Example: 'She is reading a book.'

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What is past progressive tense?

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The past progressive tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past. Example: 'They were playing soccer.'

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What is future progressive tense?

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The future progressive tense describes actions that will be ongoing in the future. Example: 'I will be studying at 8 PM.'

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How do you form the present progressive tense?

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The present progressive tense is formed using 'am/is/are' + verb + -ing. Example: 'He is running.'

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How do you form the past progressive tense?

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The past progressive tense is formed using 'was/were' + verb + -ing. Example: 'She was dancing.'

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How do you form the future progressive tense?

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The future progressive tense is formed using 'will be' + verb + -ing. Example: 'They will be traveling.'

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Identify the tense: 'We were studying Genesis.'

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Past progressive.

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Identify the tense: 'Tomorrow we will be eating hamburgers.'

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Future progressive.

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Identify the tense: 'The baby was crying at night.'

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Past progressive.