Unscramble the Action: Past Progressive Tense

Decipher chaotic, mixed-up sentences in this inviting grammar worksheet! A short introduction explains that the past progressive tense uses the verbs was and were to describe something that happened at a specific time in the past. Learners will be asked to unscramble the words in each of eight questions to form grammatically-correct sentences in past-progressive tense. Then, students will circle the past progressive verbs in each new sentence. 

Intended for fourth through sixth graders, this worksheet is a perfect choice for giving students engaging practice with the past progressive tense. Rewriting these sentences in the correct order can help students recognize patterns in sentence structure and support the development of their logical thinking skills!

Try a similar tense worksheet here: Unscramble the Action: Present Progressive Tense. Keep practicing past progressive tense with this worksheet: Use the Past Progressive Tense.