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Tamale Day in Lucía's Kitchen: Progressive Verbs

Grade 4 practice with past, present and future progressive verb tenses as a family makes tamales together in the kitchen.

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Aligned toL.4.1.b

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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 4
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students identify past, present and future progressive verbs in sentences.
  • Students form progressive verbs with am, is, are, was, were or will be and an -ing verb.
  • Students choose the progressive tense that fits the time in a sentence.

How to use

Review was/were, am/is/are and will be with an -ing verb first. Have students underline time words such as yesterday, right now and tomorrow before they answer.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.4.1.b

Form and use progressive verb tenses, such as I was walking, I am walking, and I will be walking.

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Tamale Day in Lucía's Kitchen: Progressive Verbs

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.
Mateo is counting the corn husks.Abuelo will be steaming the tamales tonight.Tía Carmen was spreading masa on the husks.We were laughing at Mateo's lumpy tamale.Mamá is stirring the red sauce.I will be wrapping the leftovers tomorrow.
Past progressivePresent progressiveFuture progressive
2.
Underline the two words that make the past progressive verb: At noon, Lucía was tying a strip of husk around each tamale.

Atnoon,Lucíawastyingastripofhuskaroundeachtamale.

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?
  • A. Mateo was setting the table.
  • B. Mateo is setting the table.
  • C. Mateo will be setting the table.
  • D. Mateo will set the table.
9.
Which verb correctly completes the sentence? When the doorbell rang, Mamá ___ the heavy pot.
  • A. is lifting
  • B. was lifting
  • C. will be lifting
  • D. were lifting
10.
Which verb correctly completes the sentence? Listen! Right now the water ___ under the tamales in the big pot.
  • A. is bubbling
  • B. was bubbling
  • C. will be bubbling
  • D. are bubbling
11.
Which sentence is written correctly?
  • A. Tomorrow we was eating tamales for breakfast.
  • B. Tomorrow we are eat tamales for breakfast.
  • C. Tomorrow we will eating tamales for breakfast.
  • D. Tomorrow we will be eating tamales for breakfast.
12.
Write a sentence that tells what your family will be doing this weekend. Use the future progressive tense.

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