Progressive tenses

Progressive tenses

What are the progressive tenses?

We use progressive tenses to talk about actions that have certain duration.

Present Progressive

We use the verb 'be' in present form.

Past Progressive

We use the verb 'be' in past form.

Future Progressive

We use the auxiliary 'will' and the verb 'be' in infinitive form.

Multiple Choice

What are you doing?

• I was watching T.V.

• I will be going to the park.

• I am studying English.

• I was with my sister.

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What were you looking at yesterday in the morning?

I ___ _______ at the computer.

Open Ended

What will you be doing tomorrow night?

Multiple Select

David never _____________ his room after making a mess.

• cleans

• clean

• cleaning

• is cleaning

Multiple Choice

Clara ____________ dinner at the moment.

• prepared

• prepares

• preparing

• is preparing

Multiple Select

I ____________ with my friends now.

• am talking

• talk

• is talking

• talks

Multiple Select

Mary and Jhon ___________ at 6 every day.

• wakes up

• are waking up

• wake up

• is waking up

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Carla

(take) a shower when the phone rang.

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When you

(enter) the living room, your sister was eating.

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You

(play) video games and I was sleeping.

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We are singing the chorus.

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Mary and Anna are not sleeping tonight.

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Are you working on your journal this afternoon?