PROGRESSIVE TENSES : PROGRESSIVE TENSES A. Present progressive
B. Past progressive
C. Future progressive
D. Present perfect progressive
E. Past perfect progressive
F. Future perfect progressive LDA
A. Present progressive : A. Present progressive = am + (base form + -ing)
I am working.
= is + (base form + -ing)
She is eating.
=are + (base form + -ing)
We are studying.
= am + (base form + -ing) : = am + (base form + -ing) I am working. Present progressive
= is + (base form + -ing) : = is + (base form + -ing) She is eating. Present progressive
=are + (base form + -ing) : We are studying. =are + (base form + -ing) Present progressive
Present progressive : Present progressive 1. A planned activity.
Sofia is starting school at CEC tomorrow.
Present progressive : Present progressive 2. An activity that is occurring right now.
Jan is watching TV right now.
Present progressive : Present progressive 3. An activity that is in progress, although not actually occurring at the time of speaking.
Sara is learning English at CEC.
B. Past progressive : B. Past progressive = was + (base form + -ing)
I was working.
= were + (base form + -ing)
They were eating.
= was + (base form + -ing) : = was + (base form + -ing) I was working.
= were + (base form + -ing) : = were + (base form + -ing) They were eating.
Past progressive : Past progressive 1. A past activity in progress while another activity occurred.
At 6:00 yesterday I was eating dinner.
The phone rang while I was eating.
Past progressive : Past progressive 2. Two past activities in progress at the same time.
While I was answering the phone, my wife was cooking dinner.
C. Future progressive : C. Future progressive = will be + (base form + -ing)
I will be working.
He will be eating.
= will be + (base form + -ing) : = will be + (base form + -ing) I will be working.
Slide 16: = will be + (base form + -ing) He will be eating.
Future progressive : Future progressive Tomorrow Sam will be studying for the test on Unit 1.
I will be singing at Symphony Hall next month. We'll be leaving next Monday.
When you arrive, I'll be cooking dinner.
Future progressive : Future progressive She will be coming around the mountain in a few minutes.
She'll be riding a white horse into town.
D. Present perfect progressive : D. Present perfect progressive = have + (base form + -ing)
I have been working.
= has + (base form + -ing)
She has been eating.
have + (base form + -ing) : have + (base form + -ing) I have been teaching at Columbia University for 23 years
has + (base form + -ing) : has + (base form + -ing) It Has Been Raining All Day
Example: : Example: Jack is cooking.
He started to do this 4 hours ago. Jack has been cooking for 4 hours.
Slide 23: Example: --Mick Jagger sings rock music.
--He started to do this 40 years ago with the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger has been singing rock music with the Rolling Stones for 40 years
Examples: : Examples: Carol has been living in Morocco for a month.
Ping has been playing tennis since she was young.
I have been reading this lesson for the past 10 minutes.
E. Past perfect progressive : E. Past perfect progressive = had + (base form + -ing)
I had been working.
He had been eating.
= had + (base form + -ing) : = had + (base form + -ing) I had been walking.
You had been walking.
We had been walking.
= had + (base form + -ing) : = had + (base form + -ing) He had been running.
Somebody had been smoking.
= had + (base form + -ing) : It had not been running well for a long time.
Had the pilot been drinking before the crash? = had + (base form + -ing)
F. Future perfect progressive : F. Future perfect progressive = will have + (base form + -ing)
I will have been working.
She will have been eating. This tense emphasizes the duration of a continuing activity in the future that ends before another activity or time in the future. Note
= will have + (base form + -ing) : = will have + (base form + -ing) By 2003 Janet will have been studying English at CEC for 3 years.
By 9:45 tonight I will have been sitting in class for 2 hours and 45 minutes.
= will have + (base form + -ing) : I will have been walking.
You will have been walking.
We will have been walking. = will have + (base form + -ing)
= will have + (base form + -ing) : By December, I will have been writing my book for six months.
On Tuesday, Brian will have been looking for a job for 3 days.
In 2012, we will have been vacationing in Hawaii for 3 years. = will have + (base form + -ing)