Auxiliary Verbs
My little sister ___________ jump off the diving board now.
My little sister can jump off the diving board now.
All verbs in the progressive tense end with _______.
All verbs in the progressive tense end with -ing.
What does the idiom "to crack someone up" mean?
to make someone laugh really hard
You ________ tell your mom that you're feeling sick.
You should tell your mom that you're feeling sick.
Complete the following sentence with the verb "swim" in the present progressive tense: My brothers __________ in the pool right now.
are swimming
What does the idiom "to get back into the swing of things" mean?
to become active and make progress after a long break
I ___________ have my party at the zoo, but I haven't decided for sure.
I might have my party at the zoo, but I haven't decided for sure.
What is the future progressive tense of the verb "watch?"
will be watching
This idiom means someone acts toward you the same way you acted toward him or her in order to teach you a lesson.
to get a taste of your own medicine
__________ we go outside yet?
May we go outside yet?
Write the present progressive, past progressive, and future progressive of the verb "fall."
present progressive = is/am/are falling;
past progressive = was/were falling;
future progressive = will be falling
Use the idioms "to get up on the wrong side of the bed" and "to hold your horses" in one sentence.
Ex: I told my brother to hurry up, but since he got up on the wrong side of the bed he shouted at me, "Hold your horses!"
My aunt said she _________ rather take us to a movie than bowling.
My aunt said she would rather take us to a movie than bowling.
Use the verb "laugh" in a sentence and identify it as past progressive, present progressive, or future progressive.
present progressive: She is laughing so loudly.
past progressive: They were laughing at the joke.
future progressive: The students will be laughing when they watch the movie.
Use the idioms "it's crunch time" and "to have nerves of steel" in one sentence.
Ex: It's crunch time because I have a big presentation tomorrow; I wish I had nerves of steel like John so I didn't feel so nervous.