Progressive and Continuous Tenses
Form and use the progressive (continuous) verb tenses — past progressive (was walking), present progressive (am walking), and future progressive (will be walking) — to convey ongoing actions at different times
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Use past, present and future progressive forms to describe actions in progress at stated times.
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Ask for a sentence about an action yesterday, a usual action and an action tomorrow. If simple tense choice is not clear, revisit Simple Past, Present and Future first. Check the learner can find the whole verb group, not just the -ing word.
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Use past, present and future progressive forms to describe actions in progress at stated times.
Use past, present and future progressive forms to describe actions in progress at stated times.
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KS2 English
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KS2 English supports Progressive and Continuous Tenses. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Check understanding
- Write sentences using past progressive to describe an action that was ongoing at a particular time, e.g. 'She was reading when the phone rang'
- Distinguish present progressive from simple present, e.g. 'I am eating lunch' (right now) vs 'I eat lunch at noon' (habitual)
- Form the future progressive using 'will be' + present participle to describe an action that will be ongoing, e.g. 'Tomorrow at 3pm I will be travelling'
“If your child wants to describe an action that was happening over a period of time in the past — like "I was reading when the phone rang" — can they write the verb in the right ongoing-past form?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 9–10
Standards