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Circle the correct verb form to change the underlined verb in the sentence below to the present progressive tense.

will come / is coming / has come / was coming

A circus came to town.

  • Read the question carefully and read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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It is asking you to change the verb form to the present progressive form.

  • First, identify the verb.
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The verb is came.

  • To change this to the present progressive, you will need two parts to the verb form. The first part uses to be.
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Use the present tense of to be for the first part of the verb form, which is is.

  • Next, add the progressive verb ending -ing to the verb to come.
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This will be coming.

  • Put the two verbs together to make the present progressive verb form.
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will come / is coming / has come / was coming

  • Check your answer.