Using Verbs Correctly – Part Two Progressive Tenses Grade Seven
Present Progressive Present progressive tense is formed by adding “am,” “is,” or “are” to the present participle of the verb. Ex. am smiling Ex. is running Ex. are jumping
Present Progressive are jumping am smiling are running
Past Progressive Past progressive tense verbs are formed by adding “was” or “were” to the present participle of the verb. Ex. were waving Ex. was reading
Past Progressive were waving was reading
Future Progressive The future progressive tense is formed by adding “will be” or “shall be” to the present participle. Ex. will be clapping Ex. shall be thinking
Future Progressive shall be thinking will be clapping
Present Perfect Progressive The present perfect progressive adds the helping verbs “have been” or “has been” to the present participle. Ex. have been writing Ex. has been drawing
Present Perfect Progressive have been writing has been drawing
Past Perfect Progressive The past perfect progressive tense is formed by adding the helping verbs “had been” to the present participle. Ex. had been singing Ex. had been playing
Past Perfect Progressive had been playing had been singing
Future Perfect Progressive The future perfect progressive tense is formed by adding the helping verbs “will have been” or “shall have been” to the present participle. Ex. will have been hit Ex. shall have been rewarded
Future Perfect Progressive shall have been rewarded will have been hit
Voice Voice refers to how an action is completed in a sentence. If the doer of the action is the subject of the sentence, the verb is being used in active voice. Active voice is the best way to write. Ex. Mary threw the ball. If the doer of the action is not the subject of the sentence, the verb is being used in passive voice. Avoid writing in passive voice. Ex. the ball was thrown by Mary.