Skill 6 Present Progressive Verb Tenses

What verb tense tells about action that is happening in the present?

• Present Progressive Tense

• Past Progressive Tense

• Future Progressive Tense

Which of the following is NOT a present tense form of be?

• Was

• Am

• Are

• Is

What is the present progressive verb phrase in the sentence?

I am eating cereal for breakfast.

• I am

• for breakfast

• eating cereal

• am eating

What is the present progressive verb phrase in the sentence?

The radio in the other room is playing music.

• playing music

• is playing

• in the other room

• the radio

What is the present progressive verb phrase in the sentence?

Jerricho and David are creating a game at the table.

• are creating

• at the table

• a game at

• Jerricho and David

What is the present progressive verb phrase in the sentence?

She is taping the poster to the wall.

• is taping

• to the wall

• poster to

• the poster

What is the present progressive verb phrase in the sentence?

Those papers are falling from the desk in the back.

• from the desk

• those papers

• are falling

• in the back

Which sentence uses a PRESENT PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSE?

• The pen writes in purple.

• I am writing my name on the bottom.

• The teacher tells me to write my name.

• I will sign my name in cursive.

Which sentence uses a PRESENT PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSE?

• The basketball player is practicing his dunk.

• He runs fast to the basketball hoop.

• The coach tells him when to jump.

• He is the tallest on the team.

Which sentence uses a PRESENT PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSE?

• The video had one million likes.

• Everyone loves the video.

• The video is going viral.

• We laugh at the video together.