Mastering Progressive Verb Tenses

Which sentence uses the past progressive tense?

• She was playing the piano yesterday.

• She plays the piano yesterday.

• She will play the piano yesterday.

• She is playing the piano yesterday.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'She was playing the piano yesterday.' because it uses the past progressive tense to indicate an ongoing action that occurred in the past.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

Which sentence uses the present progressive tense?

• They will be running in the park.

• They are running in the park.

• They ran in the park.

• They run in the park.

Answer explanation

The present progressive tense describes actions currently in progress. The sentence "They are running in the park" uses 'are' with the verb 'running', indicating an ongoing action, making it the correct choice.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

Which sentence uses the future progressive tense correctly for a dinner plan?

• Angel will be eating dinner at 7 PM.

• John eats dinner at 7 PM.

• Noah was eating dinner at 7 PM.

• James is eating dinner at 7 PM.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Angel will be eating dinner at 7 PM.' because it uses the future progressive tense, indicating an action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

Match the following sentences with the correct verb tense.

• John and Paul ______ (watch) a movie when the power went out.

• were watching

• John and Paul ______ (watch) a movie tomorrow evening.

• are watching

• John and Paul ______ (watch) a movie right now.

• will be watching

• John and Paul ______ (watch) movies every Friday night.

• watch

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "were watching" because it is the past progressive form, indicating an ongoing action in the past. The sentence describes John and Paul watching a movie when the power interruption occurred.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

Select the sentence that uses the present progressive tense for Alexis.

• Alexis will be reading a book.

• Alexis reads a book.

• Alexis was reading a book.

• Alexis is reading a book.

Answer explanation

The present progressive tense describes actions currently in progress. "Alexis is reading a book" uses this tense, indicating that Alexis is actively engaged in reading at this moment.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

The sentence that uses the future progressive tense is (a)  

• They are playing soccer.
• They played soccer.
• They will be playing soccer.
• They were playing soccer.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'They will be playing soccer.' This sentence uses the future progressive tense, indicating an ongoing action that will happen in the future.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

Fill in the blank with the correct present progressive form: "Arianna ______ (write) a letter right now."

• was writing

• am writing

• will be writing

• write

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'am writing' because it matches the present progressive form needed for the subject 'Arianna' and indicates an action happening right now.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

Choose the sentence that uses the present progressive tense in a dinner preparation scenario.

• Rylan will be cooking dinner.

• Abigail cooks dinner.

• Lissandrine was cooking dinner.

• Angel is cooking dinner.

Answer explanation

The present progressive tense describes actions currently in progress. "Angel is cooking dinner" correctly uses this tense, indicating that the action of cooking is happening right now.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

Choose the sentence in future progressive tense.

• We are traveling to New York.

• We traveled to New York.

• We will be traveling to New York.

• We travel to New York.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'We will be traveling to New York.' This sentence uses the future progressive tense, indicating an action that will be ongoing in the future.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

Fill in the blank: "Nikolai ______ (sing) a song when Chloe arrived."

• is singing

• was singing

• will be singing

• sings

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was singing' because it indicates an action that was ongoing in the past when another action (Chloe arriving) occurred. The past progressive form is used to describe such situations.

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CCSS.L.4.1B