Progressive Verb Tenses (Woods Runner)

"He was hunting bear, so he moved slowly..."(18)

There are 2 VERBS in this sentence. What are they? Select ALL that apply.

• was hunting

• bear

• moved

• slowly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

"Like a large dog, it was digging in a rotten stump on the edge of the clearing." (19)

What is the verb in this sentence?

• large

• was digging

• rotten

• clearing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

"But even as he thought this, his mind was calculating." (21)

What are the verbs in this sentence? Select all that apply.

• even

• thought

• mind

• was calculating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What do some of these verbs have in common?

was hunting

was digging

was calculating

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

These verbs all have WAS and -ING in them. They tell about something that was ongoing in the past. This is called PAST PROGRESSIVE VERBS.

Select ALL of the verbs that are PAST PROGRESSIVE.

• I typed.

• I was going...

• I was typing...

• I walked.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

You _______ talking about your favorite show.

• was

• were

• will

• is

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

We __________ driving to the store when we saw the deer.

• is

• was

• were

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Look in your book on pages 7, 14, or 20 and find an example of a PAST PROGRESSIVE verb. It should have was/were _____ing.