Tamale Day in Lucía's Kitchen: Progressive Verbs
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Use was, is and will be with -ing verbs.
Name the tense
Every December, Lucía's family makes tamales together. Read what everyone was doing, is doing and will be doing.
1.
Sort the sentences by the tense of the verb.
2.
Underline the two words that make the past progressive verb: At noon, Lucía was tying a strip of husk around each tamale.
Write the verb
Write the verb in the tense named in the prompt. Use a helping verb and an -ing verb.
3.
Write the past progressive form of the verb soak.
Last night, the corn husks in warm water.
4.
Write the present progressive form of the verb fold.
Right now, I each tamale into a neat packet.
5.
Write the future progressive form of the verb wait.
At six o'clock, we by the stove for the first batch.
6.
Write the present progressive form of the verb chop.
Tía Carmen onions for the filling.
7.
Write the past progressive form of the verb hum.
Yesterday, Abuelo an old song while he cooked.
Choose the verb
Look for clues about time. Then choose the best answer.
8.
Which sentence uses the future progressive tense?
9.
Which verb correctly completes the sentence? When the doorbell rang, Mamá ___ the heavy pot.
10.
Which verb correctly completes the sentence? Listen! Right now the water ___ under the tamales in the big pot.
11.
Which sentence is written correctly?
12.
Write a sentence that tells what your family will be doing this weekend. Use the future progressive tense.