Progressive Verb Tense

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What is a progressive verb tense?

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A progressive verb tense indicates an ongoing action that is happening at a specific time.

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What is present progressive tense?

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Present progressive tense describes an action that is currently happening. Example: 'I am running.'

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What is past progressive tense?

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Past progressive tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past. Example: 'I was running.'

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What is future progressive tense?

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Future progressive tense describes an action that will be ongoing in the future. Example: 'I will be running.'

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Identify the tense: 'Mrs. Balogun will be traveling around the world this coming spring.'

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Future progressive.

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Fill in the blank: 'Mrs. Crown ________ her class about progressive verb tenses last week.'

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was teaching.

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Fill in the blank: 'We ____________ as fast as we could to get away from the growling dog!'

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were running.

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Fill in the blank: 'My students __________ a new chapter in The Green Meadows next week.'

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will be reading.

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Identify the tense: 'I WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHING every animal I see at the zoo today.'

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Future progressive.

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What is the structure of present progressive tense?

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Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing. Example: 'She is eating.'