1. 1. Take out a new piece of paper for Bellwork. 2. Write your name, date, and period in the upper right corner of your paper. 3. Label your paper Bellwork 1/5-1/9 

2. The progressive form of a verb shows that the action is in progress or is a continuing action. Each of the six verb tenses has a progressive form. Forms of the helping verb be show the tense.

3. Present Progressive: The trained dolphin is performing now. Past Progressive: It was performing yesterday. Future Progressive: It will be performing tomorrow.

4. Present Perfect Progressive: It has been performing all day. Past Perfect Progressive: It had been performing for an hour when we arrived. Future Perfect Progressive: It will have been performing for four hours when we leave.

5. Write each sentence using the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. Brad and I _______ a skin-diving course together. (take—present perfect progressive) 2. We _______ about such a course since last summer. (think—past perfect progressive)

6. 3. We _______ about special equipment for the sport. (learn— present perfect progressive) 4. One day we _______ a slide show when a real diver came in. (watch— past progressive)

7. Write each sentence using the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. The diver _______ a face mask and breathing through a snorkel. (wear—past progressive) 2. While he was instructing us, we _______ strokes and discussing safety. (practice—past progressive)

8. 3. One day next week we _______ for the first time. (dive—future progressive) 4. Experienced divers _______ us on our first dive. (accompany—future progressive)

9. Write the progressive forms of each verb. VerbPresent Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive make sell cut win

10. Write the progressive forms of each verb. VerbPresent Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive make sell cut win