{"id":870,"date":"2022-04-21T10:04:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T10:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=870"},"modified":"2025-10-27T05:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:25:04","slug":"e-ff-4-form-the-progressive-verb-tenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ff-4-form-the-progressive-verb-tenses\/","title":{"rendered":"E- FF.4 Form the progressive verb tenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Form the progressive verb tenses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-f79afd6ea8b322268468366b8e5f7cc7\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Progressive Verb Tenses Overview<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Progressive tenses show <strong>an action that is continuing or ongoing<\/strong> \u23f3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 The main verb ends with <strong>-ing<\/strong> and is used with a form of <strong>\u201cbe\u201d (am, is, are, was, were, been, being)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde9 <strong>Formula:<\/strong><br><strong>be (am\/is\/are\/was\/were) + verb + -ing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Present Progressive Tense<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Shows an action that is happening right now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Formula:<\/strong> am\/is\/are + verb + -ing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>am studying<\/strong> English now. \ud83d\udcda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She <strong>is reading<\/strong> a book. \ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They <strong>are playing<\/strong> football. \u26bd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u23f0 <strong>Use it for:<\/strong> actions happening <strong>at the moment of speaking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Past Progressive Tense<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Shows an action that was continuing in the past.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Formula:<\/strong> was\/were + verb + -ing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>was watching<\/strong> TV last night. \ud83d\udcfa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They <strong>were talking<\/strong> when the teacher arrived. \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It <strong>was raining<\/strong> all evening. \ud83c\udf27\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u23f0 <strong>Use it for:<\/strong> actions that were <strong>in progress in the past<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Future Progressive Tense<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>Shows an action that will be continuing in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Formula:<\/strong> will be + verb + -ing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>will be sleeping<\/strong> at 10 p.m. \ud83d\ude34<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She <strong>will be writing<\/strong> her exam tomorrow. \u270d\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We <strong>will be traveling<\/strong> next week. \ud83e\uddf3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u23f0 <strong>Use it for:<\/strong> actions that <strong>will be ongoing at a specific time in the future<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Comparison<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>\ud83d\udd70\ufe0f Tense<\/th><th>\ud83d\udd24 Example Sentence<\/th><th>\ud83d\udcc5 Time Reference<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Present Progressive<\/td><td>She <strong>is cooking<\/strong> dinner. \ud83c\udf72<\/td><td>Happening <strong>now<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Past Progressive<\/td><td>She <strong>was cooking<\/strong> dinner. \ud83c\udf72<\/td><td>Happening <strong>in the past<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Future Progressive<\/td><td>She <strong>will be cooking<\/strong> dinner. \ud83c\udf72<\/td><td>Happening <strong>in the future<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Tips to Remember<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf3c Always use <strong>-ing<\/strong> form of the verb.<br>\ud83c\udf3c Use the <strong>correct \u201cbe\u201d verb<\/strong> according to the subject and tense.<br>\ud83c\udf3c Progressive = <strong>continuous<\/strong> or <strong>ongoing<\/strong> action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Practice Sentences<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Change the following into progressive tenses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(Present) \u2013 He <strong>runs<\/strong> fast. \u2192 He <strong>is running<\/strong> fast. \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Past) \u2013 They <strong>play<\/strong> chess. \u2192 They <strong>were playing<\/strong> chess. \u265f\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Future) \u2013 I <strong>write<\/strong> a letter. \u2192 I <strong>will be writing<\/strong> a letter. \ud83d\udc8c<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79294\/407\/442\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Worksheet-1-2-51.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Worksheet-1-2-51.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Worksheet-1-2-51-300x300.png 300w, 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