Present Progressive And Past Progressive - English Grammar Worksheet

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Lesson 19
Verb Forms: Present Progressive and Past Progressive
The present tense of a verb describes an action that occurs repeatedly. The
present progressive form
of a verb refers to an action that is continuing in the
present. The present participle of the main verb and the helping verb am, are, or
is combine to make up the present progressive form.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FORM
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am painting.
We are painting.
You are painting.
You are painting.
He, she or it is painting.
They are painting.
The
past progressive form
of a verb refers to an action that was continuing at
some point in the past. The present participle of the main verb and the helping
verb was or were combine to make up the past progressive form.
PAST PROGRESSIVE FORM
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I was painting.
We were painting.
You were painting.
You were painting.
He, she, or it was painting.
They were painting.
Exercise 1
If the verb in italics is in the present tense, write its present progressive
form in the blank. If it is in the past tense, write its past progressive form.
was looking
Brett looked at the history book.
was hindering
1. The rain hindered our plans yesterday.
is greeting
2. I see Carl’s father greets visitors at the door today.
is pacing
3. Sally paces her sports training wisely.
was placing
4. Ted placed first in the finals this year when he won the meet.
was missing
5. Duwane missed the announcement.
are moving
6. If you move tomorrow, let me know.
is surviving
7. Apparently, our grass survives the long dry spell.
is regulating
8. Carrie regulates her study time.
is heating
9. The summer sun heats up the morning.
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Unit 3, Verbs

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