Past and Present Progressive Tense SATs Style Questions

KS2Gems has crafted an educational resource featuring five SATs style questions, all centred around the use of verbs in the present and past progressive tenses. These questions are designed to mirror those found in past SATs papers, providing students with a familiar format for practice. Each question presents a scenario requiring the conversion of verbs into either the present or past progressive form, helping to assess and reinforce students' understanding of these tenses. The resource comes complete with answers for each question, allowing for immediate feedback.

The exercises begin by asking students to rewrite verbs in sentences to reflect the present progressive tense, such as changing 'plays' to 'is playing'. Progressing through the resource, students encounter various sentences where they must identify the correct progressive tense or alter a given verb to fit the past progressive tense, for example, changing 'is baking' to 'was baking'. The final activity challenges students to identify whether sentences are written in the present or past progressive tense, further cementing their grasp of verb tenses. This resource is ideal for use as a quick starter activity in the classroom, either to evaluate students' prior knowledge or as a tool for retrieval practice to strengthen their grammar skills.