Progressive Tenses We are worker bees!
Present Progressive I He She It You We They am is are + verb + ing
Exercise #1 Change these sentences to the Present Progressive Tense: 1. I play hide and seek. ____________________________________ 2. Does she eat spaghetti? ____________________________________ 3. They won´t bake any cookies. ____________________________________ 4. Did we go to Puno? ____________________________________ I am playing hide and seek. Is she eating spaghetti? They aren’t baking any cookies. Are we going to Puno?
Exercise #2 Write a sentence for: Affirmative, 1st. person, singular. (teach) ____________________________________ Negative, 2nd person, plural. (set) ____________________________________ Interrogative, 3rd person, singular. (fight) ____________________________________ Negative Interrogative, 1st person, plural. (go) ____________________________________ Short answer negative, 3rd person, plural. (drink) ____________________________________ I am teaching … You aren’t setting … Is he, she, it fighting … ? Aren’t we going … ? No, they aren’t.
Past Progressive I He She It You We They was were + verb + ing
Exercise #1 Change these sentences to the Past Progressive Tense: 1. I spoke to Mary. ____________________________________ 2. Does she play Monopoly? ____________________________________ 3. They won´t go to Puerto Rico. ____________________________________ 4. Did we return the papers? ____________________________________ I was speaking to Mary. Was she playing Monopoly? They weren’t going to Puerto Rico. Were we returning the papers?
Exercise #2 Write a sentence for: Affirmative, 3rd. person, singular. (write) ____________________________________ Negative, 1st person, plural. (draw) ____________________________________ Interrogative, 2nd person, singular. (think) ____________________________________ Negative Interrogative, 3rd person, plural. (lay) ____________________________________ Short answer affirmative, 1st person, singular. (say) ____________________________________ She was writing … We weren’t drawing … Were you thinking … ? Weren’t they laying … ? Yes, I was.
Future Progressive I He She It You We They + verb + ing will / won’t be
Exercise #1 Change these sentences to the Future Progressive Tense: 1. I tell stories. ____________________________________ 2. Does she fly in a plane? ____________________________________ 3. They won´t drive a truck. ____________________________________ 4. Did we learn the verbs? ____________________________________ I will be telling stories. Will she be flying in a plane? They won’t be driving a truck. Will we be learning the verbs?
Exercise #2 Write a sentence for: Affirmative, 3rd. person, singular. (eat) ____________________________________ Negative, 1st person, plural. (sleep) ____________________________________ Interrogative, 2nd person, singular. (pray) ____________________________________ Negative Interrogative, 3rd person, plural. (run) ____________________________________ Short answer affirmative, 1st person, singular. (read) ____________________________________ She will be eating … We won’t be sleeping … Will you be praying … ? Won’t they be running ? Yes, I will be.
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