Form the progressive verb tenses

Key Notes:

1. Definition of Progressive Tenses

• Progressive tenses indicate actions that are ongoing or in progress at a specific time.

2. Types of Progressive Tenses

• Present Progressive: Actions happening now.
• Past Progressive: Actions that were ongoing in the past.
• Future Progressive: Actions that will be ongoing in the future.

3. Formation of Progressive Tenses

• Present Progressive:
  • Structure: am/is/are + verb-ing
  • Example: She is reading.
• Past Progressive:
  • Structure: was/were + verb-ing
  • Example: They were playing.
• Future Progressive:
  • Structure: will be + verb-ing
  • Example: I will be studying.

4. Usage

• Present Progressive: To describe current actions or future arrangements.
• Past Progressive: To indicate actions that were happening at a specific time in the past.
• Future Progressive: To discuss actions that will occur over a period in the future.

5. Key Verbs

• Remember to use the correct form of “to be” based on the subject (am, is, are, was, were).

6. Examples in Context

• Present: “He is watching TV.”
• Past: “We were walking to school.”
• Future: “She will be working late tonight.”

7. Common Mistakes

• Confusing the forms of “to be.”
• Forgetting to add -ing to the main verb.

8. Practice Activities

• Convert sentences from simple to progressive tenses.
• Fill in the blanks with the correct form of “to be” and the verb in -ing form.