Progressive Verbs
Which sentence contains a progressive verb?
A. Sam ran to class.
B. Sam is running to class.
C. Sam has been running to class.
D. Sam has ran to class.
B. Sam is running to class.
A. Maya is finishing her homework.
B. Maya has finished her homework.
C. Maya was finishing her homework.
D. Maya will be finishing her homework.
B. Maya has finished her homework.
Which sentence contains a perfect progressive verb?
A. She is reading.
B. She has read.
C. She has been reading.
D. She will read.
C. She has been reading.
Name the tense:
"He was studying when I called."
Past Progressive
I happen when you choose between two things.
You make me when you decide.
I end with -sion.
What am I?
decision
Fix the sentence:
"The students was working on their project before recess."
"The students WERE working on their project before recess."
What is the perfect verb in this sentence?
"They had packed their bags before the trip."
had packed
Complete the sentence.
They __________(practice) since noon.
have been practicing
Name the tense:
"They have completed the assignment."
Present Perfect
I describe something that is not regular.
My opposite is regular.
I begin with ir-.
What word am I?
irregular
What is the progressive verb?
"Mia was reading when I called."
was reading
Complete the sentence.
By Friday, I ______(finish) my project.
will have finished
Complete the sentence:
"By Friday, we _________(study) for two weeks.
will have been studying
Name the tense:
"I will have completed the test by noon."
Future perfect
I mean to separate something into parts.
You might do this with numbers in math.
I begin with div-.
What word am I?
divide
Choose the correct verb form:
While the teacher was giving directions, the students ________ in their journals.
A. wrote
B. have written
C. were writing
D. had written
C. were writing
Choose the correct verb form:
By the time the teacher arrived, the students _______ their work.
A. have completed
B. had completed
C. will have completed
D. are completing
B. had completed
Choose the correct verb form:
The soccer team ________ for two hours before the rain finally started.
A. practiced
B. has been practicing
C. had been practicing
D. will have been practicing
C. had been practicing
Name the tense:
"She has been practicing the piano for two hours."
Present perfect progressive
I am something you may need before you can do something.
If you ask your teacher, "May I?" you are asking for me.
I end with -sion.
What word am I?
permission
Choose the correct verb form:
At 8:00 tomorrow morning, our class ________ the science experiment.
A. will be conducting
B. has conducted
C. had conducted
D. will have conducted
A. will be conducting
Choose the correct verb form:
By the end of the next week, Maria _______ all five chapters of the novel.
A. has read
B. had read
C. will have read
D. is reading
C. will have read
Which sentence correctly completes the paragraph?
The students started their project on Monday. They are still working on it today. By Friday, they ________ on it for five days.
A. have worked
B. had been working
C. will have been working
D. were working
C. will have been working
Name the tense:
"By next month, they will have been training for a year."
Future present progressive
I am a strong feeling of excitement or enthusiasm.
When you care deeply about something, you may have me.
I end with -sion.
What word am I?
passion