Form and use the progressive verb tenses. Examples: I was walking, I am walking
Arkansas Academic Standards:
L.4.1.C
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.L.4.1b
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
L.4.1.b
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
L.4.1b
Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses.
Arizona Academic Standards:
4.L.1.b
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
Form and use the progressive verb tenses (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking).
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE4L1b
Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb aspects.
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks:
L.4.1.f
Tennessee Academic Standards:
4.FL.SC.6.b
Form and use progressive verb tenses.
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
L.4.1.b
Form and use progressive verb tenses
Ohio's Learning Standards:
L.4.1.b
Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was
walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb
tenses.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.4.F
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
E04.D.1.1.1 - Use relative pronouns (e.g., who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (e.g., where, when, why).
E04.D.1.1.2 - Form and use the progressive verb tenses (e.g., I was walking, I am walking, I will be walking).
E04.D.1.1.3 - Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions.
E04.D.1.1.4 - Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).
E04.D.1.1.5 - Form and use prepositional phrases.
E04.D.1.1.6 - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.*
E04.D.1.1.7 - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).*
E04.D.1.1.8 - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
E04.D.1.2.1 - Use correct capitalization.
E04.D.1.2.2 - Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.
E04.D.1.2.3 - Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
E04.D.1.2.4 - Spell grade-appropriate words correctly
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.4.L
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
E04.D.1.1.1 - Use relative pronouns (e.g., who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (e.g., where, when, why).
E04.D.1.1.2 - Form and use the progressive verb tenses (e.g., I was walking, I am walking, I will be walking).
E04.D.1.1.3 - Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions.
E04.D.1.1.4 - Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).
E04.D.1.1.5 - Form and use prepositional phrases.
E04.D.1.1.6 - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.*
E04.D.1.1.7 - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).*
E04.D.1.1.8 - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
E04.D.1.2.1 - Use correct capitalization.
E04.D.1.2.2 - Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.
E04.D.1.2.3 - Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
E04.D.1.2.4 - Spell grade-appropriate words correctly
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.4.R
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
E04.D.1.1.1 - Use relative pronouns (e.g., who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (e.g., where, when, why).
E04.D.1.1.2 - Form and use the progressive verb tenses (e.g., I was walking, I am walking, I will be walking).
E04.D.1.1.3 - Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions.
E04.D.1.1.4 - Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).
E04.D.1.1.5 - Form and use prepositional phrases.
E04.D.1.1.6 - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.*
E04.D.1.1.7 - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).*
E04.D.1.1.8 - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
E04.D.1.2.1 - Use correct capitalization.
E04.D.1.2.2 - Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.
E04.D.1.2.3 - Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
E04.D.1.2.4 - Spell grade-appropriate words correctly
4th Grade Writing - Progressive Tenses Lesson
Progressive Verb Tense
Verbs that are in the progressive tense are used to talk about continuous actions. In other words, they tell if the action is happening, was happening, or will be happening.
Present Progressive Tense
The present progressive tense tells about something that is happening right now. It uses the helping verb is, am, or are and the progressive form of the verb (or the –ing form).
Examples: We are having Chinese food for dinner. She is painting a beautiful picture.
Past Progressive Tense
The past progressive tense tells about something that was happening in the past. It uses the helping verb was or were and the progressive form of the verb (or the –ing form). Usually, the past progressive verb tense talks about an action that happened in the middle of another action.
Example: It was raining when I was ready to go out.
Future Progressive Tense
The future progressive tense or continuous tense describes actions that will be ongoing in the future. It is formed using the helping verb will be and the progressive form of the verb (or the –ing form).
Example: They will be visiting Aunt Rhonda in Austin in the summer.
4th Grade Writing - Progressive Tenses Lesson