1. Using Verbs Correctly – Part Two Progressive Tenses
Grade Seven

2. 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

3. Present Progressive
are jumping
am smiling
are running

4. 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

5. Past Progressive
were waving
was reading

6. 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

7. Future Progressive
shall be thinking
will be clapping

8. 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

9. Present Perfect Progressive
have been writing
has been drawing

10. 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

11. Past Perfect Progressive
had been playing
had been singing

12. 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

13. Future Perfect Progressive
shall have been rewarded
will have been hit

14. 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.