Question

The band director is planning the fall musical. *
is that base,past,past particle, or present particle?

Answer 1

Present Participle

Explanation:

In the given sentence Present Participle tense is used.

Here the Band Director is going to organize the fall musical. Hence it is going to happen which falls under present participle category.

Here the verb is prefixed by "is" and the verb ends with "ing". Hence from the above statements it is clear that Sentence type belongs to PRESENT PARTICIPLE.