g.5 Elp Simple and Progressive

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Follows the patterns of the simple and perfect

tenses

Shows continuing actions or conditions

Consists of the present participle (main verb

ending in ing) and appropriate tenses of to be

(am, is, are, was, were, be, been)

Progressive Tense

PP 10-13


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The Present Progressive

This tense is used to describe an action that is occurring right now (at this moment,

today, this year, etc.). The action has begun and is still in progress.

She is typinga paper for her class.

He cant talk. He is fixingthe sink right now.


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Use the present participle plus the helping verbs am,

is, or are to form the present progressive tense.

Present Progressive Tense

PP 10-14

She is requestinga new computer.

I am forwarding your e-mail to Carol.The managers are updatingour software instruction

manual.


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The Past Progressive

The past progressive is used to talk about an activity that was in progress at a specific

point of time in the past. The emphasis is on the duration of the activity in the past.

I was studyingfor an exam while my mother was cookingdinner.

We were walkingin the park around 7 p.m. last night.


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Involves an action or condition that was in

progress at a time in the past

Requires the present participle plus the helpingverbs wasor wereto form the past progressive

tense

Past Progressive Tense

PP 10-15

She was installingthe software.

They were planningto attend the software

demonstration.


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Present Perfect Progressive

This tense is used to describe the duration of an action that began in the past and

continues into the present.

He has been studyinggrammar for an hour.

She has been cookingall day.

(He is still studying and she is still cooking.)


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Describes a continuous action up to the present

time

Requires the present participle plus the helping

verbs have beenor has been to form the present

perfect progressive tense

Present Perfect Progressive

PP 10-17

We have been documentingour hardware problemssince last month.

He has beenour e-mail administrator for ten years.


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Past Perfect Progressive

This tense is used to emphasize the duration of an action that was completed before

another action or event in the past.

She had been drivingaround the city for three hours before she finally found the right office.

had been driving

she found the right office


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Describes an action that was being completed at a

specific time in the past

Requires the present participle plus the helpingverbs had been to form the past perfect

progressive tense

Past Perfect Progressive

PP 10-18

We had been reviewingthe software.She had been representingour department at software

evaluation meetings.


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Involves an action or condition that will continue

in the future

Requires the present participle plus the helpingverb will beor shall be to form the future

progressive tense

Future Progressive Tense

PP 10-16

We will besendinga rebate coupon.We shall berequestingnew software.


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Future Perfect Progressive

This tense describes an action that has been in progress for a duration of time before

another event or time in the future.

By the time he finishes law school, we will have been livingin the U.S. for eight years.

finishes law school

will have been living in the U.S. for

eight years


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Describes an action that will continue to be in

progress at a specified time in the future

Requires the present participle plus the helping

verbs will have been to form the future perfectprogressive tense

Future Perfect Progressive

PP 10-19

By the end of next week, we will have been reviewingthe software

for two months.By 5 p.m. they will have been answeringthe help desk questions

for several hours.


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g.5 Elp Simple and Progressive