{"id":808,"date":"2022-04-20T09:37:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T09:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=808"},"modified":"2025-11-29T12:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T12:23:10","slug":"e-ee-4-form-the-progressive-verb-tenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ee-4-form-the-progressive-verb-tenses\/","title":{"rendered":"E- EE.4 Form the progressive verb tenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" 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-large-font-size wp-elements-09eb8d27d0d70f35bd20b1cf47293f11\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udcdd <strong>Progressive Verb Tenses<\/strong> \u23f3\ud83d\udcab<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Progressive (also called <strong>continuous<\/strong>) verb tenses are used to show <strong>actions that are ongoing or in progress<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are formed using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u201cto be\u201d + main verb + -ing<\/strong> \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83c\udfa8<\/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>Present Progressive Tense<\/strong> \ud83c\udf1e\u2728<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shows an action <strong>happening now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>am \/ is \/ are + verb-ing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/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 painting<\/strong> a picture. \ud83c\udfa8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They <strong>are playing<\/strong> football. \u26bd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Tip<\/strong>: Use <strong>\u201cam\u201d with I, is with he\/she\/it, are with we\/you\/they<\/strong>.<\/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>Past Progressive Tense<\/strong> \u23f3\ud83d\udcad<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shows an action that <strong>was happening in the past<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>was \/ were + verb-ing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>was watching<\/strong> TV when you called. \ud83d\udcfa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They <strong>were laughing<\/strong> at the joke. \ud83d\ude02<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Tip<\/strong>: Use <strong>was with I\/he\/she\/it, were with we\/you\/they<\/strong>.<\/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>Future Progressive Tense<\/strong> \ud83d\udd2e\ud83d\ude80<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shows an action that <strong>will be happening in the future<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>will be + verb-ing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>will be studying<\/strong> at 8 PM tonight. \ud83d\udcda\ud83c\udf19<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She <strong>will be traveling<\/strong> to Paris next week. \u2708\ufe0f\ud83d\uddfc<\/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>\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Quick Summary Table<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Tense<\/th><th>Structure<\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>Emoji Reminder<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Present Progressive<\/strong><\/td><td>am\/is\/are + verb-ing<\/td><td>I am singing.<\/td><td>\ud83c\udfa4\ud83c\udfb6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Past Progressive<\/strong><\/td><td>was\/were + verb-ing<\/td><td>They were dancing.<\/td><td>\ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udd7a<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Future Progressive<\/strong><\/td><td>will be + verb-ing<\/td><td>She will be painting.<\/td><td>\ud83c\udfa8\ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f<\/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>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Fun Tips to Remember<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>-ing = ongoing action<\/strong> \u23f3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cto be\u201d changes with tense and subject<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <strong>present progressive<\/strong> for now, <strong>past progressive<\/strong> for the past, <strong>future progressive<\/strong> for later. \ud83d\udd52<\/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>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Example Sentences Together<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Present:<\/strong> I <strong>am eating<\/strong> my lunch. \ud83c\udf54<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Past:<\/strong> He <strong>was reading<\/strong> a storybook. \ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Future:<\/strong> We <strong>will be visiting<\/strong> the 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They are formed using: \u201cto be\u201d + main verb + -ing \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83c\udfa8 Present Progressive Tense \ud83c\udf1e\u2728 Shows an action happening now. 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