Progressive Verb Tense Practice

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What is the future progressive tense?

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The future progressive tense describes an action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future. Example: 'She will be training for a marathon.'

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What is the past progressive tense?

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The past progressive tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past. Example: 'Fran was swimming in the pool yesterday.'

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What is the present progressive tense?

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The present progressive tense describes an action that is currently ongoing. Example: 'They are teaching English in Japan.'

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Identify the tense: 'They were teaching English in Japan.'

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Past progressive.

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Identify the tense: 'We will be playing in the rain at recess.'

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Future progressive.

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Identify the tense: 'She was training for a marathon.'

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Past progressive.

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Identify the tense: 'She will be training for a marathon.'

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Future progressive.

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What is an example of a sentence in the present progressive tense?

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Example: 'I am reading a book.'

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What is the structure of the future progressive tense?

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The structure is 'will be' + verb-ing. Example: 'They will be playing soccer.'

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What is the structure of the past progressive tense?

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The structure is 'was/were' + verb-ing. Example: 'He was running fast.'