Verbs Lesson, Grades 3-4: Progressive Verb Tenses

The cat naps every day. The cat is napping. Which one is going on right now? In about 40 minutes, students learn that a progressive verb tells about an action that is going on. It has a helping verb (a form of be) and a main verb that ends in -ing: was or were + -ing for the past, am, is or are + -ing for the present, and will be + -ing for the future.

What's inside

• 14 slides, with speaker notes on all 14
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Rule Notes, 1 student page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages: lesson plan, Rule Notes, worksheet and answer key together

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