英语：the srudents ____(read)english in the clssroom (用所给单词适当的形式填空）

你好，我觉得填are reading 或则 were reading都可以。
read本义为“读”、“朗读”。表达“看书”、“看报”、“看信”、“看杂志”时，通常用read。如：
Wang Hong is reading the letter from her mother．王红正在看她妈妈的来信。
Don't read in the sun．不要在阳光下看书。
有时候，read可以用主动形式表示被动意义.例如：
The handwriting is difficult to read.
English is difficult to learn.

The students are reading English in the classroom.