Progressive Verb Tenses
Grade 4 - Grammar - Building Confidence

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Which sentence uses the present progressive form of "write"?
- Jonah was writing when Anika showed the chart.
- Jonah is writing a stronger reason now.
- Jonah will be writing his final draft tonight.
- The sentence has no verb.
Choose the past progressive form of "compare".
- compareed
- compare
- are comparing
- were comparing
Which verb phrase shows future progressive tense for "measure"?
- measure
- measure tomorrow
- will be measuring
- is measuring
Which revision fixes this incomplete progressive sentence: "Sofia painting the mural now."
- Remove the -ing verb.
- Sofia will be painting the border after lunch.
- Sofia is painting the mural now.
- Sofia was painting when the visitor arrived.
Which sentence shows an action that will be continuing later?
- The students are testing the bridge today.
- The action happened yesterday.
- The students were testing the bridge during science.
- The students will be testing a new bridge tomorrow.
Which sentence uses the present progressive form of "measure"?
- Tessa measuring the twig now.
- Tessa was measuring the twig when the bell rang.
- Tessa is measuring the maple twig now.
- Tessa will be measuring the twig again tomorrow.
Choose the past progressive form of "test".
- will be testing
- test
- are testing
- were testing
Which verb phrase shows future progressive tense for "compare"?
- are comparing
- compare
- will be comparing
- compare tomorrow
Which revision fixes this incomplete progressive sentence: "The students testing the bridge today."
- The students are testing the bridge today.
- The students will be testing a new bridge tomorrow.
- The students were testing the bridge during science.
- The students testing the bridge today.
Which sentence shows an action that will be continuing later?
- The partners will be comparing sources tomorrow.
- The partners are comparing two sources now.
- The partners were comparing sources before recess.
- The action happened yesterday.