Progressive Tense ESL

My students __________ a new chapter in The Green Meadows next week.

• reading

• were reading

• will be reading

• is reading

Mrs. Crown ________ her class about progressive verb tenses last week.

• teaching

• is teaching

• was teaching

• will be teaching

Our principal ___________ to award the top readers with an ice cream party today.

• planning

• is planning

• was planning

• will be planning

Choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:

Onyinye _________ her hair when I called this afternoon.

• washing

• is washing

• was washing

• will be washing

We ____________ as fast as we could to get away from the growling dog!

• running

• is running

• were running

• will be running

Julie __________ when she broke her ankle yesterday.

• was skating

• will be skating

• is skating

• skating

Right now, the children _____________ for their test.

• will study

• studying

• are studying

• were studying

Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?

My aunt ___________ to Albertville tomorrow.

• is moving

• was moving

• will be moving

Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?

Amy and her family _______________ today for the competition.

• will be arriving

• are arriving

• is arriving

Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?

In class yesterday, Isaac ______________ reading the longest book I had ever seen!

• is reading

• will be reading

• was reading