Progressive Verbs

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What is a Progressive Verb?

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A verb that shows an ongoing action or state of being.

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What is Present Progressive?

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A verb form that describes an action currently happening, formed with 'am/is/are' + verb-ing.

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Example of Present Progressive.

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"She is reading a book right now."

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What is Past Progressive?

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A verb form that describes an action that was ongoing in the past, formed with 'was/were' + verb-ing.

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Example of Past Progressive.

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"They were playing soccer yesterday."

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What is Future Progressive?

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A verb form that describes an action that will be ongoing in the future, formed with 'will be' + verb-ing.

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Example of Future Progressive.

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"He will be studying for his test tomorrow."

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Identify the tense: "The children are playing outside."

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Present Progressive.

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Identify the tense: "I was watching a movie last night."

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Past Progressive.

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Identify the tense: "She will be traveling next week."

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Future Progressive.