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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Using the Present Progressive Tense

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Present progressives describe an action in progress, or something that started in the past and is still happening. It is formed with the helping "to be" verb in the present tense and the present participle of the verb. [0:42]
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: Present Progressive

For Students 9th - 10th
This explanation of the present progressive tense includes stem-changing present participles and those that involve spelling changes. Examples illustrate this grammar principle and a test assesses student mastery of the content.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Verb Forms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the five forms of verbs: root, third-person singular,present participle, past, and past participle and provides examples of each.
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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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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: The Auxiliary Verb

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify an auxiliary verb in the context of a sentence.
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University of Texas at Austin

Ut Austin: Introduction to French Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent overview of French verbs! Defines a verb, introduces the concepts of infinitives, conjugations (with sample), common auxiliaries and modals, transitive vs. intransitive and the formation of present and past participles - all in...
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Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: The Present Progressive Tense

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive online practice from Colby College is available for the present progressive tense. Regular, irregular, and stem-changing participles are included in this exercise. Utilize this self-grading online worksheet to help improve...
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Other

Jefferson County School Dist.: Irregular & Helping Verbs

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
This site has an online slide show offers a drill on forming irregular verbs. One slide of 63 includes information on helping verbs. Last slide has links to some online practice for irregular verbs.
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: Present Perfect

For Students 6th - 8th
A straightforward explanation of how the present perfect tense is formed with a printer-friendly page that is great for note keeping. One free online quiz and test evaluate mastery.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Francais Interactif

For Students 9th - 10th
This full-featured interactive textbook encounter utilizes French speakers in real life scenarios. Well structured for work on grammatical concepts (links to Tex's French Grammar), vocabulary, listening comprehension and exposure to...
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Language Guide

Language Guide: El Gerundio

For Students 9th - 10th
A very brief explanation of how to form the present participle for ar/er/ir verbs and later form the present progressive tense with the participle.
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Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: The Present Perfect Tense

For Students 9th - 10th
Review examples and then complete three online exercises dealing with the present perfect tense. English translations are provided for some of the examples. The first exercise provides verb infinitives as cues for the present perfect...
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Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Colby College provides a large collection of exercises on adjectives, adverbs, numbers, prepositions, clauses, study modules, and more.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Irregular Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a list of common irregular verbs showing the present, preterit, and past participle. Includes charts for rise vs. raise, sit vs. set, lie vs. lay, which will help prevent misusing these verbs.
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Other

Kryss Tal: Grammar: Introduction to Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very good overview of grammar components. Grammar examples and links are provided.
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Language Guide

Language Guide: El Participio Pasado

For Students 9th - 10th
This grammar tutorial explains the formation of the past participle for ar/er/ir verbs as well as some irregular forms. A couple of examples are given to show the formation of the present perfect.