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Present Progressive Verbs What is a verb? A verb is an action or a state of being. It shows what is happening in the sentence. For example: Hector is driving to the store. ------------------------------------------- What is a progressive verb? * A progressive verb shows something that is happening right now. * Progressive verbs always end with the letters –ing. How can you find a progressive verb in a sentence? One way to find progressive verbs in a sentence is to look for the –ing at the end of the verb. Progressive verbs always have helping verbs. These verbs, like am, is, are, and be, come before a progressive verb in a sentence. Let’s look at some sentences with progressive verbs! Ahmed and Victor are playing soccer. ------------------------------------------------- Maria is eating a sandwich. ------------------------------------- I am studying for my science test. -------------------------------------------------------- How do I know what helper verb to use with a progressive verb? The subject (noun) that comes before the verb will tell you what helper verb you need to use. I am walking. -------------------------------------------------- One thing is walking. ---------------------------------------------- Many things are walking. --------------------------------------------------- What happens when I change a regular verb to a present progressive verb? For a verb like freeze, drop the “e” and –ing. freeze freezing For a verb like walk, just add –ing. walk walking For a verb like run, double the last letter, and add –ing. run running Let’s Practice! First, choose the helper verb. Then, change the verb to a progressive verb. Rosa (sit) ___ ___________ in her desk. I (listen) ___ ___________ to music on my Ipod. Some people (starve) ___ _____________, because they do not have enough food to eat.