Progressive Verb tenses

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What is the present progressive tense?

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The present progressive tense describes actions that are currently happening. It is formed using 'am/is/are' + verb ending in -ing. Example: 'She is running.'

Front

What is the past progressive tense?

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The past progressive tense describes actions that were happening at a specific time in the past. It is formed using 'was/were' + verb ending in -ing. Example: 'They were playing.'

Front

What is the future progressive tense?

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The future progressive tense describes actions that will be happening at a specific time in the future. It is formed using 'will be' + verb ending in -ing. Example: 'I will be studying.'

Front

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The boys and girls are forming two teams.'

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The verb is 'are forming.'

Front

Fill in the blank: Mom _____ baking cookies. (present)

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is

Front

Which sentence uses the past progressive tense correctly?

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I was sleeping when the earthquake occurred last night.

Front

What is the structure of the present progressive tense?

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The structure is: Subject + am/is/are + verb(-ing). Example: 'He is eating.'

Front

What is the structure of the past progressive tense?

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The structure is: Subject + was/were + verb(-ing). Example: 'She was reading.'

Front

What is the structure of the future progressive tense?

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The structure is: Subject + will be + verb(-ing). Example: 'They will be traveling.'

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Identify the tense: 'I am getting excited.'

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Present progressive.