Perfect Progressive Tense!

Perfect Progressive Tense!

Past Perfect Progressive Tense

Verbs in the past perfect progressive tense express the duration of an action, a state, or a condition that began before another activity in the past and continued during the other event

Past Perfect Progressive Tense

Past Perfect Progressive uses HAD and BEEN. It is the only one to use HAD!!!!!

Multiple Choice

Sarah's dad ________________ (drive) for miles before he found the right stop.

• has been drive

• had been driving

• had been drive

• had driven

Multiple Choice

We ________________(run) for hours before we finally reached the house.

• had been run

• had been running

• had been ran

Multiple Choice

She _____________(plant) flowers before the storm came in.

• had been planting

• had been plant

• had been planted

Present Perfect Progressive Tense

Verbs in the present perfect progressive tense express the duration an action, a state, or a condition that began in the past and continues to the present. Examples of words that express time and act as a clue include: for, since, all morning, all day, and all week

Present Perfect Progressive Tense

Uses HAVE and HAS

Multiple Choice

I __________________(kick) the soccer ball for hours now.

• have been kick

• have been kicked

• have been kicking

Multiple Choice

Megan ________________(type) her paper since 4 am.

• has been typing

• have been typing

• had typed

Multiple Choice

You _________________(tap) your feet loudly for awhile now.

• have been tap

• have been tapping

• have been tapped

Future Perfect Progressive Tense

Verbs in the future perfect progressive tense express the duration an action, a state, or a condition that will begin before another activity in the future and will continue during another event.

Future Perfect Progressive Tense

Future Perfect Progressive Tense uses WILL and WILL NOT. These are strong clues that it WILL be FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSE.

Multiple Choice

Mr. John ______________________(bake) by the time the party guests arrive.

• will have been bake

• will have been baked

• will have been baking

Multiple Choice

Margaret ___________________ (peel) the oranges by the time Sam comes home.

• will have been

• will have been peel

• will have been peeling

Multiple Choice

They _____________________ (run) towards the park by the time their mom came home.

• will have been run

• will have be running

• will have been running