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Grammar, Lesson 20, Progressive Forms of Verbs

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Lesson Objective: Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses.

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You have learned about the present, past, and future verb tenses. Each of these tenses has a progressive form. The progressive form shows that an action is going on.

In this lesson, we are going to look at progressive forms of verbs: present progressive, past progressive, and future progressive.
Present Progressive Form
Present Progressive form shows ongoing action that is still happening when the words are written. To form the present progressive, use the helping verb am, is, or are with the -ing form of the main verb.
Some examples from our grammar book, page 92:

I am studying about different periods of art. (happening now)

Our teacher is explaining how an art movement begins. (happening now)

Beth and Tom are looking at a painting from the Impression art period. (happening now)
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Which of the following helping verbs can be used to form present progressive?

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Present progressive form of a verb shows that

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Put the words/phrases in the correct order to form a sentence in Present Progressive Tense.

  1. mentoring
  2. my cousin.
  3. She
  4. is
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Read the sentence below, and decide whether it is present progressive or not.

"We are learning about different forms of art."

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Read the sentence below, and decide whether it is present progressive or not.

"I am going to the pond near my house to draw."

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Read the sentence below, and decide whether it is present progressive or not.

"We were painting our own landscapes this week."

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Write a sentence in present progressive using the words in parentheses.

➡️(reading/Mahra/about/plants.)

Past Progressive Form

The past progressive form shows ongoing action that was happening until another action occured. To form the past progressive, use the helping verb was or were with the -ing form of the main verb.
Some examples from our grammar book, page 93:

I was outlining a tree when a duck knocked over my easel. (was ongoing)

We were talking about about Monet's beautiful paintings when Dad came home. (was ongoing)

My friends were laughing so hard that no one helped me pick up my painting. (was ongoing)
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Which of the following helping verbs can be used to form past progressive?

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Past progressive form of a verb shows

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Put the words/phrases in the correct order to form a sentence in Past Progressive Tense.

  1. were
  2. giving
  3. Jacob and I
  4. our presentation.
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Read the sentence below, and decide whether it is past progressive or not.
"We were learning about different forms of art."

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Read the sentence below, and decide whether it is past progressive or not.
"He was sweeping the floor."

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Read the sentence below, and decide whether it is past progressive or not.
"Days are passing too quickly."

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Write a sentence in past progressive using the words in parentheses.
➡️(reading/Mahra/about/plants.)

Future Progressive Form

Future progressive form shows ongoing action that will happen in the future. To form the future progressive, use the helping verb will be with the -ing form of the main verb.
Some examples from our grammar book, page 93:

Later, we will be creating an Impressionist painting of a garden. (will be happening in the future)

Nick I will be using the Impressionist style for his landscape. (will be happening in the future)

Nick and Luna will be joining me at the pond tomorrow. (will be happening in the future)
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Which of the following helping verbs can be used to form future progressive?

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Future progressive form of a verb shows

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Put the words/phrases in the correct order to form a sentence in Future Progressive Tense.

  1. over
  2. will be
  3. the Atlantic Ocean.
  4. We
  5. flying
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Read the sentence below, and decide whether it is future progressive or not.
"We will be learning about different forms of art."

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Read the sentence below, and decide whether it is future progressive or not.
"He will be sweeping the floor."

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Read the sentence below, and decide whether it is future progressive or not.
"Days are passing too quickly."

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Write a sentence in future progressive using the words in parentheses.
➡️(reading/Mahra/about/plants.)

Watch the video below, and answer the question.

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Drag the sentences from the audio to the correct category.

  • I was working on a project all night long.
  • I was talking to my students on ClassDojo.
  • I am planning this week’s grammar lesson at the moment.
  • She was helping my mom 15 minutes ago.
  • My favorite YouTuber will be streaming at 8 pm.
  • Present progressive
  • Past progressive
  • Future progressive
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Please write three sentences from the video that are not in the previous question:
1 sentence for present progressive form
1 sentence for past progressive form
1 sentence for future progressive form

Quiz

Please read and answer each question carefully.
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Which of the following options completes the sentence below?

Our librarian __________ gathering art books for us to examine.

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Which of the following options completes the sentence below?

We __________ preparing a slideshow preparing a slideshow of Monet's paintings, too.

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Which of the following options completes the sentence below?

I __________ dreaming about a trip to Paris, the birthplace of Impressionism.

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Write the correct present, past, or future progressive form of the verb in
parentheses in the box below.

Example:
Right now I (eat) dinner, so I will call you later.
Answer: am eating


"In a few months, the leaves (fall) from the trees."

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Write the correct present, past, or future progressive form of the verb in
parentheses in the box below.

"They (talk) about him when he walked into the room."

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Write the correct present, past, or future progressive form of the verb in
parentheses in the box below.

"Now I (search) for the best place to hold my party."

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Write the correct present, past, or future progressive form of the verb in
parentheses in the box below.

"Do you know if Rudy (come) to the game tomorrow?"

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Write three sentences using three different forms of verbs.

1 sentence for present progressive form
1 sentence for past progressive form
1 sentence for future progressive form