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Fill in the blank with the correct verbs or helping verb:
Next summer, I ________ traveling Rome with my sister.
The progressive tense describes ongoing actions. It tells about something that is, was, or will be happening.
The correct answer is "will be" because the phrase "next summer" tells you that this will be in the future.
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Fill in the blank with the correct verbs or helping verb:
Can you wait? I _____ on my way to the store right now.
The progressive tense describes ongoing actions. It tells about something that is, was, or will be happening.
The correct answer is "am" because this sentence tells us that something is happening "right now".
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Fill in the blank with the correct verbs or helping verb:
Yesterday, he ________ playing in the park.
The progressive tense describes ongoing actions. It tells about something that is, was, or will be happening.
The correct answer is "was" because this sentence tells us that something is happening in the past, "yesterday".
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Fill in the blank with the correct verbs or helping verb:
Tomorrow, I ________ graduating from elementary school.
The progressive tense describes ongoing actions. It tells about something that is, was, or will be happening.
The correct answer is "will be" because the phrase "tomorrow" tells you that this will be in the future.
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Fill in the blank with the correct verbs or helping verb:
Next Halloween, my brother and I ___________ dressing up as Olaf and Elsa.
The progressive tense describes ongoing actions. It tells about something that is, was, or will be happening.
The correct answer is "will be" because the phrase "Next Halloween " tells you that this will be in the future.
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Fill in the blank with the correct verbs or helping verb:
Next school year, Charlie ________ entering the 5th grade.
The progressive tense describes ongoing actions. It tells about something that is, was, or will be happening.
The correct answer is "will be" because the phrase "next school year" tells you that this will be in the future.
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Fill in the blank with the correct verbs or helping verb:
At this very moment, my mom _______________ checking my homework.
The progressive tense describes ongoing actions. It tells about something that is, was, or will be happening.
The correct answer is "is" because this sentence tells us that something is happening "at the moment".
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Fill in the blank with the correct verbs or helping verb:
Can you wait? I _____ on the phone right now.
The progressive tense describes ongoing actions. It tells about something that is, was, or will be happening.
The correct answer is "am" because this sentence tells us that something is happening "right now".
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Fill in the blank with the correct verbs or helping verb:
Yesterday, she ________ skipping down the sidewalk when it started to rain.
The progressive tense describes ongoing actions. It tells about something that is, was, or will be happening.
The correct answer is "was" because this sentence tells us that something is happening in the past, "yesterday".
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Read the sentence below. Determine if it is written in the past, present, or future progressive tense.
Two kittens were running through the bushes.
The progressive tense describes ongoing actions. It tells about something that is, was, or will be happening. This sentence is written in the past progressive tense. The phrase "were running" tells us it happened in the past. It is not something that is happening currently or will occur in the future.
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