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TES Global

Blendspace: Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

For Students 9th - 10th
In this TES Blendspace, students will have access to thirteen multimedia resources that will help them learn the differences between the present simple verb tense and the present continuous verb tense. Each space's subtitle includes a...
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Present Continuous (Present Progressive) Tense

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation with examples of present progressive verb tense in sentences.
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English Club

English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Verbs: Present Continuous Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Choose the correct present continuous tense verb to complete each of the ten sentences in this Quiz. Answers can be checked upon completion.
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Other

Isabel's Esl Site: Present Continuous Tense

For Students 9th - 10th
Focus on the present continuous tense, with explanations, examples, exercises, and comparisons to other forms. Some guidance in Spanish.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Future Time a Survey

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of simple present, simple future, future perfect, present continuous, future continuous, to be going to, future perfect continuous, and some added notes.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Verb Tenses: Grammar Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the three major verb tenses: past, present, and future with examples. It also offers links to information about each of these as well as the perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous of each.
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English Club

English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Grammar Quizzes: Present Continuous Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Choose the correct verb form to complete each of the ten sentences in this quiz. Feedback is provided after each question.
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Other

Eclectic English: The Present Continuous Tense the Ing Form of Verbs

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Learn how to correctly add the -ing ending to various types of words, and then practice by adding -ing to twenty-two verbs.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Present Perfect Continuous(present Perfect Progressive)tense

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation with examples of present perfect progressive verb tense in sentences.
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Other

Tidewater Community College: Writing Center: Verb Tenses

For Students 9th - 10th
Writing center guide to verb tenses that dicusses present, present continuous, past, past continuous, future, future continuous, present perfect, and past perfect.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Verb Conjugation Grammar Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains verb conjugations including persons: first, second, and third person; number: singular and plural; and tenses: present, past, and future and simple, continuous, and perfect. It provides examples of verb conjugations.
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English Club

English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Verbs: Future Time

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An explanation of future time with links to addition information on present continuous, present simple, future time, and more.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Sequence of Tenses

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Purdue University tutorial covers active and passive voices through simple examples.
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English Club

English Club: Basic Tenses: Regular Verbs

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Notes and examples of verb tense including past, present, future, past participle, present participle, simple, continuous, perfect, and continuous perfect.
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English Club

English Club: Basic Tenses

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Notes and examples of verb tense including past, present, future, active, passive, normal, intensive, continuous, perfect, and continuous perfect.
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Grammar Tips

Grammar Tips: Problematic Word Pairs: Part I

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Certain word pairs present problems for many speakers and writers such as amount versus number, continuous versus continually, and so on. This three-part article identifies problematic word pairs and clarifies their proper use.