A.Lincoln Steffens

Characteristics of the Progressive Era include purification of the government, modernization, a focus on family and education, prohibition, and women’s suffrage.

This was an 20 th century movement that aimed to take control of the government to the people, and wanted to restore the economic opportunities, and to correct injustices in American life. It shaped the early 20th century, it adresses all the problems that contributed to the social upheaved. What is Progressivism?

Question 20 During the Progressive Era, important vehicles for social reform included The correct answer is: New York’s Tammany Hall.

used more drastic methods than other groups to fight for suffrage. What role did Americanization play in the work of some Progressives? many reformers encouraged immigrants to give their traditional customs. reveal the need for reform through journalism.

Progressivism is a political philosophy in support of social reform. In the 21st century, a movement that identifies as progressive is “a social or political movement that aims to represent the interests of ordinary people through political change and the support of government actions”.

‘Progressive’ means the verb is in progress at the moment. We often use progressive and simple together when a longer action is interrupted by a shorter action. ‘Continuous’ means the verb is ongoing and sometimes is used for more descriptive purposes.

You form the present progressive tense by using a form of the verb be followed by an –ing verb. For example, “I am watching a movie.”

The PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE indicates continuing action, something going on now. The present progressive can suggest that an action is going to happen in the future, especially with verbs that convey the idea of a plan or of movement from one place or condition to another: “The team is arriving in two hours.

How to Introduce the Present Continuous

1. Start by Modeling the Present Continuous.
2. Ask Questions about Pictures.
3. Introduce the Negative Form.
4. Explaining the Present Continuous on the Board.
5. Comprehension Activities.
6. Continued Activity Practice.
7. Challenges with the Present Continuous.

The present progressive is formed by combining the verb “to be” with the present participle. (The present participle is merely the “-ing” form of a verb.) I am studying.

The present progressive (continuous) is formed using am, is or are together with the ing (present participle) form of the verb.

The simple present is used for permanent actions, to describe daily events, facts or as a narrative form for stories that take place in the present. The present progressive is used for temporary actions and to describe what is happening at the moment of speaking.

1. The present progressive is the ‘-ing’ tense. The formula is: estar + present participle (-ando/-iendo).

The present progressive verb tense is used often in English to communicate actions that are happening now….Present Progressive Examples:

• I am swimming. (happening now)
• I am reading an excellent book. (in progress)
• I am going to the park on Saturday. (near future)

You can use it to describe both events that are happening in the present – right now, while you are talking about something, or in the future – something that may or will happen later on. You use the present continuous by using the present form of the verb “be” + the present participle of a verb.

Continuous (progressive) and emphatic tenses

The past progressive, sometimes called the past continuous, is formed with the verb BE conjugated in the simple past (was | were) followed by a present participle. This is the formula: subject + BE + (verb+ing).

Past Progressive: The past progressive tense describes an ongoing action in the past. I was studying accounting at the University of Houston-Victoria. Past Perfect: The past perfect tense describes an event that occurred before a specific time in the past.