Grade 4 Fall — Persuasive/Argument Writing, Compound-Complex Sentences, Relative Clauses, and Modal Auxiliaries
English · GR
G4
eng.g4.f.gr.progressive_tenses
Use past, present, and future progressive tenses (L.4.1.b)
Form the progressive verb tenses with the appropriate auxiliary BE + verb-ing: PAST PROGRESSIVE (WAS/WERE walking), PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (AM/IS/ARE walking), FUTURE PROGRESSIVE (WILL BE walking). Distinguish progressive (action in progress) from simple (action as fact). Maintain progressive-vs-simple consistency within a paragraph unless a shift signals time-change.
Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Successors
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eng.g5.f.gr.perfect_tenses_extended
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Common misconceptions
- Drops the auxiliary BE ('I walking to school' instead of 'I am walking to school').
- Mixes progressive and simple within a paragraph without time-change reason ('I was walking. I see a bird.').