Guide
Objective
Students will add the inflectional endings -ing to verbs to form the present progressive tense and choose the right helping verb to practice subject-verb agreement.
Grandma is picking bananas to sell.
Deepa is looking in the tub.
Deepa and the hen are running past Grandma.
Deepa is helping Grandma pick more bananas.
Teacher Tips
Have students suggest verbs in the present progressive tense to complete the sentence. Have them read the completed sentences for extra reading and oral language practice. It also reinforces simple connections between text and illustrations.
Parts of Speech & Grammar
More practice for language development
