Progressive Forms

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Progressive Forms

• Pgs. 124-126

2
Put the events below in chronological order.

• Jason was planting the tomatoes when the storm
  started.
• Jason will be planting tomatoes again.
• Jason is planting tomatoes.

3
Look at the verb phrases in the sentences below.

• Poison ivy has been growing in the woods.
• Richard was collecting firewood in that area.
• Now his hands and arms are itching.

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Look at the verb phrases in the sentences below.

• Poison ivy has been growing in the woods.
• Richard was collecting firewood in that area.
• Now his hands and arms are itching.
• Because verb phrases like these express action in
  progress they are called progressive forms.

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Progressive Forms

• The progressive is not a separate tense.
• It is actually an additional form for each of the
  six tenses.
• The progressive forms tell about continuing
  action in the present, past, or future.
• The progressive forms are made up of a form of be
  and the present participle. The helping verb
  shows the tense.

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Tense

• We are studying plants in school now. (present
  progressive)
• We were studying plants when the bell rang.
  (past progressive)
• We will be studying plants again tomorrow.
  (Future progressive)

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Tense

• We have been studying plants for several days
  now. (Present Perfect Progressive)
• We had been studying plants for only a day when
  we had our field trip. (Past perfect progressive)
• We will have been studying plants for weeks by
  the time our project is done. (Future Perfect
  Progressive)

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Try 1-8

1. Was experimenting- past progressive
2. Had been talking- past perfect progressive
3. Were learning- past progressive
4. Have been growing- present perfect progressive
5. Will have been tending- future perfect
   progressive
6. Has been helping- present perfect progressive
7. Will be eating- future progressive
8. Will have been producing- future perfect
   progressive

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Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive
Is Was Will be Has been Had been Will have been