Progressive Tense

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What is the progressive tense?

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The progressive tense is a verb form that shows an ongoing action. It is formed using the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle of the main verb.

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How do you form the present progressive tense?

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The present progressive tense is formed using the auxiliary verb 'am', 'is', or 'are' followed by the present participle (verb + -ing).

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What is the auxiliary verb used with 'I' in the present progressive tense?

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The auxiliary verb used with 'I' is 'am'. For example, 'I am walking.'

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What is the auxiliary verb used with 'he', 'she', or 'it' in the present progressive tense?

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The auxiliary verb used with 'he', 'she', or 'it' is 'is'. For example, 'She is running.'

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What is the auxiliary verb used with 'you', 'we', or 'they' in the present progressive tense?

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The auxiliary verb used with 'you', 'we', or 'they' is 'are'. For example, 'They are playing.'

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What is the past progressive tense?

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The past progressive tense describes an ongoing action that was happening at a specific time in the past. It is formed using 'was' or 'were' plus the present participle.

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How do you form the past progressive tense?

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The past progressive tense is formed using 'was' or 'were' followed by the present participle (verb + -ing).

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

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An example is: 'I was studying when the phone rang.'

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What is the difference between present progressive and past progressive?

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Present progressive describes actions happening now, while past progressive describes actions that were happening in the past.

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What is the present participle of the verb 'to run'?

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The present participle of 'to run' is 'running'.