How am I supposed to write the capitalized word in present progressive tense?
"People (LIVE) today in a way that is very different from the way their parents and grandparents once lived."
People ARE LIVING today . . .
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To write the capitalized word in present progressive tense (also known as present continuous tense), you need to use the base form of the verb "live" and add the -ing suffix. Therefore, in this sentence, the correct form would be "People are living today in a way that is very different from the way their parents and grandparents once lived."
To arrive at this answer, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Identify the base form of the verb.
For the word "live," the base form is "live."
Step 2: Add the appropriate tense marker.
In present progressive tense, we use the auxiliary verb "be" (in this case, the form of "be" is "are") and add the -ing suffix to the base form of the verb.
Step 3: Combine the auxiliary verb "be" with the verb in its -ing form.
Combining "are" with "live" in its -ing form, you get "are living."
Step 4: Use the resulting phrase in the sentence.
Replacing the capitalized word with "are living," the sentence becomes: "People are living today in a way that is very different from the way their parents and grandparents once lived."