Question

They are climbing to the top of the Aztec temple.

Identify the tense of the italized verb in the sentence.
A. present progressive B. basic present C. present emphatic D. present perfect

Answer 1

'They are climbing to the top of the Aztec temple' is an example of progressive verb. Which means the action that is currently and still hapening
the main characteristic of a present progressive s the appearance of (is/am/Are) + Verb-Ing

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Answer 2

“are climbing” is in present progressive tense.

The PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE indicates continuing action, something going on now. This tense is formed with the helping "to be" verb, in the present tense, plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending): "I am buying all my family's Christmas gifts early this year.

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