{"id":848,"date":"2022-04-21T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=848"},"modified":"2025-10-04T08:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T08:54:31","slug":"e-cc-1-form-the-progressive-verb-tenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-cc-1-form-the-progressive-verb-tenses\/","title":{"rendered":"E- CC.1 Form the progressive verb tenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Form the progressive verb tenses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Forming Progressive Verb Tenses<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Progressive tenses<\/strong> are also called <strong>continuous tenses<\/strong>. They show an <strong>action that is ongoing<\/strong> at a particular time. \u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Present Progressive Tense<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Usage:<\/strong> Action happening <strong>right now<\/strong> or around the present time.<br><strong>Form:<\/strong><br><strong>Subject + am\/is\/are + verb(-ing)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I am reading a book \ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She is studying for her exam \ud83d\udcdd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are playing football \u26bd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> &#8220;am&#8221; \u2192 I, &#8220;is&#8221; \u2192 he\/she\/it, &#8220;are&#8221; \u2192 we\/you\/they<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Past Progressive Tense<strong> <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Usage:<\/strong> Action that <strong>was happening at a specific time in the past<\/strong>.<br><strong>Form:<\/strong><br><strong>Subject + was\/were + verb(-ing)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I was watching TV \ud83d\udcfa when you called \ud83d\udcde<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They were playing cricket \ud83c\udfcf yesterday afternoon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She was cooking dinner \ud83c\udf73 at 7 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> &#8220;was&#8221; \u2192 I\/he\/she\/it, &#8220;were&#8221; \u2192 we\/you\/they<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Future Progressive Tense<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Usage:<\/strong> Action that <strong>will be happening at a specific time in the future<\/strong>.<br><strong>Form:<\/strong><br><strong>Subject + will be + verb(-ing)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I will be travelling \u2708\ufe0f tomorrow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He will be studying \ud83d\udcda at 9 PM tonight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They will be playing basketball \ud83c\udfc0 this weekend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Key Points to Remember<strong> <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always use <strong>-ing<\/strong> with the main verb \ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Progressive tenses focus on the <strong>process<\/strong> of the action, not just the action itself \u23f1\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be careful with <strong>helping verbs<\/strong>: am\/is\/are, was\/were, will be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Quick Table for Easy Reference<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Tense<\/th><th>Form<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Present Progressive \ud83c\udf1e<\/td><td>am\/is\/are + verb(-ing)<\/td><td>She is singing \ud83c\udfa4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Past Progressive \u23f3<\/td><td>was\/were + verb(-ing)<\/td><td>They were running \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Future Progressive \ud83c\udf1f<\/td><td>will be + verb(-ing)<\/td><td>I will be sleeping \ud83d\ude34<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98914\/864\/649\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-52.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-52.png 500w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-52-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-52-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98915\/030\/662\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-61.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-61.png 500w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-61-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-61-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Form the progressive verb tenses Key Notes: Forming Progressive Verb Tenses Progressive tenses are also called continuous tenses. They show an action that is ongoing at a particular time. \u2705 Present Progressive Tense Usage: Action happening right now or around the present time.Form:Subject + am\/is\/are + verb(-ing) Examples: Tip: &#8220;am&#8221; \u2192 I, &#8220;is&#8221; \u2192 he\/she\/it,<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-cc-1-form-the-progressive-verb-tenses\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- CC.1 Form the progressive verb tenses&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-848","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=848"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17877,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/848\/revisions\/17877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}