Question

helping verbs and present progressive tense
use the present progressive form of the verb to talk about what a
subject is doing now. a present progressive verb uses a helping
verb with an action verb.
to form a present progressive verb, add -ing to the end of the
action verb. then add a helping verb in front of the action verb.
am, is, or are can be used as helping verbs.
i am riding my bike.
she is throwing a frisbee.
we are spending the day in the park.
practice
complete each sentence. write the correct present progressive form of
the verb in parentheses.

1. i ______________________________ how to scuba dive. (learn)
2. my brother and i ______________________________ a class together. (attend)
3. the instructor ______________________________ us put on masks. (help)
4. the students ______________________________ masks. (wear)
5. today, we ______________________________ to swim in our masks. (learn)
6. roger ______________________________ to talk through his mask. (try)
7. we ______________________________ because his voice sounds funny. (laugh)
8. look out! i ______________________________ underwater! (go)
9. my brother ______________________________ a lot of questions. (ask)
10. the instructor ______________________________ us home with books to read. (send)

Explanation:

Answer:

am learning
are attending
is helping
are wearing
are learning
is trying
are laughing
am going
is asking
is sending