Use Progressive Verb Tenses

PII.B.EEI.3.EMG (EEI.3 Using verbs and verb phrases) Use frequently used verbs, different verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling), and verb tenses appropriate for the text type and discipline to convey time (e.g., simple past for recounting an experience).

C.5.E (Writing) employ increasingly complex grammatical structures in content area writing commensurate with grade-level expectations, such as:

C.5.E (i) (Writing) using correct verbs, tenses, and pronouns/antecedents;