Simple and progressive tense
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- Q1What is the auxiliary verb in the following sentence? 'The penguins were diving into the water at speed.'speeddivingwereinto30s
- Q2Which suffix does the main verb in a progressive tense always end with?-ed-ly-ing30s
- Q3What sort of action does a progressive tense sentence tell us about?action that will never happenaction that has always completely finishedaction that is ongoing over a timeframe30s
- Q4Which words tell you that the following sentence is written in the progressive tense? 'Alex and Jun were hoping for a pet rabbit.'pet rabbitAlex and Junwere hopingfor a30s
- Q5Which word in the following sentence tells you that it is written in the progressive past tense? 'We were treading carefully on the icy pond.'treadingcarefullywere30s
- Q6Match each tense to the correct sentence.Users link answersLinking30s