Progressive Verb Tenses

Front

What is the Future Progressive tense?

Back

The Future Progressive tense describes an action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future. It is formed using 'will be' + verb + -ing (e.g., 'will be landing').

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

Identify the structure of the Present Progressive tense.

Back

The Present Progressive tense is formed using 'am', 'is', or 'are' + verb + -ing (e.g., 'I am reading').

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the Past Progressive tense?

Back

The Past Progressive tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past. It is formed using 'was' or 'were' + verb + -ing (e.g., 'were throwing').

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

How do you form a sentence in the Present Progressive tense?

Back

To form a sentence in the Present Progressive tense, use 'am', 'is', or 'are' followed by the verb with an -ing ending (e.g., 'She is running').

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is an example of a sentence in the Future Progressive tense?

Back

An example of a Future Progressive sentence is 'They will be playing soccer tomorrow.'

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the difference between Present Progressive and Simple Present?

Back

The Present Progressive describes ongoing actions (e.g., 'I am eating'), while the Simple Present describes habitual actions (e.g., 'I eat').

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the structure of the Past Progressive tense?

Back

The Past Progressive tense is structured as 'was' or 'were' + verb + -ing (e.g., 'He was studying').

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

Provide an example of a sentence in the Past Progressive tense.

Back

An example of a Past Progressive sentence is 'I was watching TV when the phone rang.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What does the term 'progressive' mean in verb tenses?

Back

The term 'progressive' indicates that an action is ongoing or in progress at a specific time.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

How can you identify the progressive verb phrase in a sentence?

Back

Look for the form of 'to be' (am, is, are, was, were) followed by a verb ending in -ing.