Exploring Progressive Verb Tenses

What do progressive verb tenses primarily describe?

• Actions completed in the past

• Ongoing actions across different times

• Future plans that are uncertain

• Static conditions in the present

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which words are commonly used in present progressive verb tense?

• has, have

• am, is, are

• will be

• was, were

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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

Which tense is used to describe actions happening right now?

• Future progressive

• Simple present

• Present progressive

• Past progressive

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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

Which set of words is exclusively used in forming present progressive verb tenses?

• has, have

• was, were

• am, is, are

• will be

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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

What example sentence illustrates the use of past progressive verb tense?

• I will be meeting them later.

• We are going to the park.

• The students were completing their assignments.

• She is watching a movie.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How is the past progressive verb tense formed?

• Using 'was' or 'were' with the main verb

• Using 'am', 'is', or 'are' with the main verb

• Using 'will be' with the main verb

• Using 'has been' with the main verb

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which words indicate future progressive verb tense?

• has been

• will be

• was, were

• am, is, are

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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

What example best represents the future progressive verb tense?

• They are playing football.

• She was reading a book.

• I am learning to play the piano.

• We will be visiting my grandmother next week.

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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

What does the future progressive verb tense typically convey?

• An action that will occur in the future and continue for some time

• An action happening at the moment of speaking

• An action that was completed in the past

• A general truth or fact

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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

What is the purpose of using progressive verb tenses in English?

• To indicate completed actions

• To describe ongoing actions in various times

• To list actions in a sequence

• To emphasize the importance of an action

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D