Progressive Verbs

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What is a progressive verb?

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A progressive verb shows an ongoing action. It is formed with a form of 'to be' and a verb ending in -ing.

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What is the present progressive tense?

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The present progressive tense describes actions that are happening right now. It uses 'am', 'is', or 'are' + verb-ing.

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Example of present progressive tense.

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"They are playing soccer."

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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 uses 'was' or 'were' + verb-ing.

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Example of past progressive tense.

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"She was reading a book yesterday."

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When do we use 'was' in progressive verbs?

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We use 'was' for singular subjects in the past progressive tense.

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When do we use 'were' in progressive verbs?

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We use 'were' for plural subjects or 'you' in the past progressive tense.

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Fill in the blank: They _______ watching a movie last night.

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were

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Fill in the blank: I _______ studying for the test right now.

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am

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Fill in the blank: He _______ playing video games when I called him.

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was