It is asking you to change the verb form to the past progressive.
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Rewrite the sentence below changing it to the past progressive tense. Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.
Katie is learning to ride a pony.
- Read the question carefully and read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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- First, find the verb in the sentence.
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is and learning are parts of a verb form.
- The first verb of a combination tells you which time (or tense) the verb form is in.
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The verb is uses the present tense. This must change to the past tense, was.
- The second part of the verb is in the progressive form because it ends with -ing, learning.
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The verb form is progressive and does not change, so the answer is was + learning.
- Rewrite the sentence with the two correct words.
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Kate was learning to ride a pony.
- Check your answer.