Progressive Verb Tenses

Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.

1. I ___ my homework right now.

• do

• am doing

• did

Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense. 2. They ___ soccer at the park yesterday afternoon.

• were playing

• play

• played

Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.

3.Yesterday, she ___ a story to her little brother before bed.

• is reading

• reads

• read

Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense. 4. We ___ our favorite TV show when the phone rang.

• watch

• were watching

• watched

Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense. 5. He ___ his shoes before leaving the house.

• is tying

• ties

• tied

Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense. 6. The birds ___ in the sky this morning.

• are flying

• fly

• flew

Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense. 7. I ___ to music while doing my chores.

• am listening

• listen

• listened

Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.

8. My friends ___ in the school play last night.

• were performing

• perform

• performed

Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense. 9. She ___ the dog while I watered the plants.

• is walking

• was walking

• walks

Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.

10. 10. We ___ for the bus when it started raining.

• were waiting

• waited

• are waiting

• wait