{"id":783,"date":"2022-04-21T13:14:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=783"},"modified":"2025-12-07T08:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:52:15","slug":"e-cc-1-form-the-progressive-verb-tenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-cc-1-form-the-progressive-verb-tenses\/","title":{"rendered":"E- CC.1 Form 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> Form the progressive verb tenses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-f79afd6ea8b322268468366b8e5f7cc7\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3f3e97c2b7ca5977c13c808856c30f14\" style=\"color:#095c29\"><strong>\ud83d\udcda Forming Progressive Verb Tenses \u23f3<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Progressive verb tenses show <strong>ongoing actions<\/strong> happening <strong>now, in the past, or in the future<\/strong>. They are formed using <strong>a form of &#8220;be&#8221; + verb-ing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-b7795f21a768c41531d7bf2d26e20c88\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>1\ufe0f\u20e3 Present Progressive Tense \ud83c\udf1f<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Form:<\/strong> <code>am \/ is \/ are + verb-ing<\/code><br><strong>Use:<\/strong> Action happening <strong>right now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I am reading a book \ud83d\udcd6.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She is playing football \u26bd.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are watching a movie \ud83c\udfac.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3638a9c0240dc0867738897d7914ca84\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>2\ufe0f\u20e3 Past Progressive Tense \u23ea<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Form:<\/strong> <code>was \/ were + verb-ing<\/code><br><strong>Use:<\/strong> Action that was <strong>ongoing in the past<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I was cooking dinner \ud83c\udf72 when he arrived.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They were studying for the test \ud83d\udcda all night.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She was dancing \ud83d\udc83 at the party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1c573277b31ab06ca2428ac7412f45a2\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>3\ufe0f\u20e3 Future Progressive Tense \u23e9<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Form:<\/strong> <code>will be + verb-ing<\/code><br><strong>Use:<\/strong> Action that <strong>will be happening in the future<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I will be traveling \u2708\ufe0f next week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They will be playing chess \u265f\ufe0f at 5 PM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She will be studying \ud83d\udcdd for the exam tomorrow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-ed7f8f9b1d988216115871f25da36d5f\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>\ud83d\udca1 Quick Tips &amp; Tricks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Progressive tenses = ongoing actions<\/strong> (think of a clock \ud83d\udd70\ufe0f).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some verbs like <strong>love, know, want, seem<\/strong> are <strong>not usually used in progressive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <strong>time words<\/strong> to help:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Present Progressive: now, right now, at the moment \u23f1\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Past Progressive: yesterday, while, when \u23f3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Future Progressive: tomorrow, next week, in the future \ud83c\udf05<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-8267e9e9a9d3a6d93dafec3f7db2110a\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>\u2705 Mini Practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with the correct progressive form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She ___ (read) a book now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They ___ (play) football yesterday evening.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I ___ (study) for exams tomorrow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>is reading<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>were playing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>will be studying<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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-link-color wp-elements-109607267e2f2ae5b8cbd3521eedbe59\" style=\"color:#d90000\">let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\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\/79012\/409\/883\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-60.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-60.png 500w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-60-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-60-150x150.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\/79236\/510\/420\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-74.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-74.png 500w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-74-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-74-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Form the progressive verb tenses Key Notes: \ud83d\udcda Forming Progressive Verb Tenses \u23f3 Progressive verb tenses show ongoing actions happening now, in the past, or in the future. They are formed using a form of &#8220;be&#8221; + verb-ing. 1\ufe0f\u20e3 Present Progressive Tense \ud83c\udf1f Form: am \/ is \/ are + verb-ingUse: Action happening right now.<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-cc-1-form-the-progressive-verb-tenses\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- CC.1 Form the progressive verb tenses&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-783","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18458,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/783\/revisions\/18458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}