Activities for Teaching the Progressive Tenses
- Posted by DG01
- Date June 20, 2011
- Comments 2 comments
The progressive tenses are fun to teach as they follow an easy rule. When your students have studied the simple present and past tenses they will be ready to learn and use the present and past progressive tenses. This article outlines the basic grammar and provides several talking activities.
The progressive tenses show that something is happening at a specific time.
For the present progressive use the present tense of the verb “to be” ( am / is / are) + the present participle.



Written by, Brian Stocker MA., Complete Test Preparation Inc.
Date Published: 2011-06-20
Date Modified: 2019-03-28
Date Published: 2011-06-20
Date Modified: 2019-03-28
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2 Comments
Good suggestions. I am teaching my niece who just arrived the country English at home and your website helps greatly
Good techniques. I think it would actually make me more effective.