Progressive verb tenses

Front

What is a progressive verb tense?

Back

A progressive verb tense indicates an ongoing action. It is formed using a form of 'to be' + the present participle (verb + -ing).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

Front

What is the present progressive tense?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the past progressive tense?

Back

The past progressive tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past. It is formed with 'was/were' + verb + -ing. Example: 'They were playing.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the future progressive tense?

Back

The future progressive tense describes actions that will be ongoing in the future. It is formed with 'will be' + verb + -ing. Example: 'I will be studying.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

Identify the present progressive tense in this sentence: 'They are singing at the play today.'

Back

The present progressive tense is 'are singing.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

Identify the past progressive tense in this sentence: 'Snowflake was smiling yesterday.'

Back

The past progressive tense is 'was smiling.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

Front

Identify the future progressive tense in this sentence: 'Tomorrow, my troop will be taking an even longer hike.'

Back

The future progressive tense is 'will be taking.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the structure of a present progressive sentence?

Back

The structure is: Subject + is/am/are + verb + -ing. Example: 'I am reading.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the structure of a past progressive sentence?

Back

The structure is: Subject + was/were + verb + -ing. Example: 'He was eating.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the structure of a future progressive sentence?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D