Activities for Teaching the Progressive Tenses

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
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    2 Comments

  1. ABELIA
    July 12, 2011
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    Good suggestions. I am teaching my niece who just arrived the country English at home and your website helps greatly

  2. Santos
    July 12, 2011
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    Good techniques. I think it would actually make me more effective.

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