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Monday, December 9, 2013
VERBS TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY!!!
Answer the following questions about the PROGRESSIVE
TENSES (Use Friday’s notes and/or W&G, page 504):
1. a. Progressive verbs end in what three letters?
-ing
b. What is the name of this principal part?
present participle
2. Since the main verb always ends in the same three letters,
what part of the verb changes the tense?
the helping verbs:
am, are, is, was, were, will be, has been, have been, had been, will
have been
3. What kind of action do the progressive tenses help us
express?
continuing action; ongoing action; action that takes place over
a period of time
Progressive Practice
1.
You ________________ the poem by heart.
(learn– present progressive)
You are learning the poem by heart.
2. My father __________ vegetables at the supermarket.
(buy– past progressive)
My father was buying vegetables at the supermarket.
3. Andy ________________ a video when I arrive tonight.
(watch– future progressive)
Andy will be watching a video when I arrive tonight.
4. Emily ___________ on the computer for too long.
(work - present perfect progressive)
Emily has been working on the computer for too long.
5. I ______________ tennis for three years before I moved to the United States.
(play– past perfect progressive)
I had been playing tennis for three years before I moved to the United States..
6. I _____________ tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive.
(play-future perfect progressive)
I will have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive.
W&G, page 504, Exercise 18
W&G, page 504, Exercise 19 – WRITE THE SENTENCES!!!
W&G,
page
504,
Exercise
18
Has been going -
1.
Present perfect progressive
2. Is progressing –
Present progressive
3. Will be eating –
Future progressive
4. Had been exploring –
Past perfect progressive
5. Was explaining –
Past progressive
6. Have been staying –
Present perfect progressive
7. Had been building –
Past perfect progressive –
8. Had been thinking –
Past perfect progressive
9. Will have been having –
Future perfect progressive
10. Have been giving –
Present perfect progressive
Page 504, Exercise 19
1. In 1609, aboard his ship Half Moon, Henry Hudson
was searching for a Northwest passage to Asia.
2. He had been sailing for six months when he
discovered the wide river that would bear his name.
3. Now, the New Netherland Museum in New York is
exhibiting a replica of Half Moon.
4. It will be sailing around as an example of living
history.
5. By 2005, the Half Moon replica will have been giving
visitors a taste of the era of exploration for almost
fifteen years.
Verbs
– Individual Practice
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W&G, page 505, Exercise 20
W&G, page 507, Exercise 24
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Copy the sentences
Turn in to Drawer when done
– “Grammar in Literature,” W&G, page 505
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To further your understanding of verbs, write the
verbs in Blue and give the tense of each.
Raise your hand for teacher check!
– Read 