{"id":692,"date":"2022-04-20T03:35:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T03:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=692"},"modified":"2025-10-04T10:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:57:46","slug":"e-jj-6-use-the-progressive-verb-tenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-jj-6-use-the-progressive-verb-tenses\/","title":{"rendered":"E- JJ.6 Use the progressive verb tenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Use the progressive verb tenses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-09eb8d27d0d70f35bd20b1cf47293f11\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83c\udf1f Progressive Verb Tenses \u2013 Key Notes \ud83c\udf1f<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Progressive Verb Tense?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>progressive tense<\/strong> shows that an action is <strong>ongoing or happening right now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is made with <strong>the verb &#8220;to be&#8221; + the -ing form of a verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>am reading<\/strong> a book. \ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She <strong>is playing<\/strong> football. \u26bd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Types of Progressive Tenses<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Tense<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Structure<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Example<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Present Progressive<\/strong> \ud83c\udf1e<\/td><td>am\/is\/are + verb + ing<\/td><td>I <strong>am eating<\/strong> \ud83c\udf4e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Past Progressive<\/strong> \u23f3<\/td><td>was\/were + verb + ing<\/td><td>They <strong>were watching<\/strong> TV \ud83d\udcfa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Future Progressive<\/strong> \ud83d\udd2e<\/td><td>will be + verb + ing<\/td><td>He <strong>will be traveling<\/strong> \u2708\ufe0f tomorrow<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>When to Use Progressive Tenses<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Present Progressive<\/strong>: Action happening <strong>now<\/strong> or <strong>around now<\/strong>. \ud83d\udd52<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She <strong>is drawing<\/strong> a picture \ud83c\udfa8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Past Progressive<\/strong>: Action that was <strong>happening at a specific time in the past<\/strong>. \u23f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We <strong>were playing<\/strong> outside yesterday \ud83c\udf33.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Future Progressive<\/strong>: Action that <strong>will be happening at a certain time in the future<\/strong>. \ud83d\udd70\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>will be studying<\/strong> at 7 p.m. \ud83d\udcda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Signal Words for Progressive Tenses<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Present Progressive:<\/strong> now, right now, at the moment \u23f1\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Past Progressive:<\/strong> yesterday, last night, when \u23f3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Future Progressive:<\/strong> tomorrow, next week, at this time \ud83d\udd2e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Tips to Remember \u2705<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Always use the correct <strong>form of \u201cto be\u201d<\/strong> with -ing verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Do not use simple verbs alone<\/strong> for ongoing actions. \u274c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c She reading a book.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 She <strong>is reading<\/strong> a book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Use <strong>signal words<\/strong> to find the right tense easily. \ud83d\udd0d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Progressive tenses show <strong>action in progress<\/strong>, not completed action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Fun Examples with Emojis \ud83c\udf89<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Present: I <strong>am singing<\/strong> \ud83c\udfa4 in the school program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Past: They <strong>were dancing<\/strong> \ud83d\udc83 at the party.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Future: He <strong>will be swimming<\/strong> \ud83c\udfca\u200d\u2642\ufe0f tomorrow morning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/78729\/845\/288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-159.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-159.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-159-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-159-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79387\/417\/159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-167.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-167.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-167-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-167-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the progressive verb tenses Key Notes : \ud83c\udf1f Progressive Verb Tenses \u2013 Key Notes \ud83c\udf1f What is a Progressive Verb Tense? A progressive tense shows that an action is ongoing or happening right now. It is made with the verb &#8220;to be&#8221; + the -ing form of a verb. 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