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2THEPROGRESSI
VETENSES

For
m:be+-
ing(
presentpar
ti
cipl
e)

Meaning:
Theprogressi
vetensesgi
vetheideathatanact
ionisinpr
ogressduri
ngapar t
icul
ar
ti
me.Thetensessaythatanacti
onbeginsbefor
e,isi
nprogressdur
ing,andcont
inuesafter
anot
herti
meoract i
on.

1.
PRESENTPROGRESSI
VE

pr
ogr
essi
vet
enseexpr
essesanact
iont
hati
staki
ngpl
acenow

For
m:s+be(
is/
am/
are)
+-i
ng(
presentpar
ti
cipl
e)

Exampl
e:

Ci
ndyi
sst
udy
ingcal
cul
usr
ightnow.

Iti
snow11: 00.Ci
ndywenttostudycal
cul
usat10:00toni
ght,
andheisst
il
lasst
udy.Shei
s
studybeganinthepast
,isi
nprogressatt
hepresentt
ime,andpr
obabl
ywill
conti
nue.

2.
PASTPROGRESSI
VE

Exampl
e

Tom wassl
eepi
ngwhenIar
ri
ved.

Tom wentt
osl
eepat10:00l
astni
ght.Iar
ri
vedat11:00.Hewasstil
lasl
eep.Hi
ssleepbegan
bef
oreandwasi
nprogressatapar
ti
culart
imeinthepast.I
tcont
inuedaft
erIar
ri
ved.
3.
FUTUREPROGRESSI
VE

Exampl
e:

Tom wi
l
lbesl
eepi
ngwhenwear
ri
ve.

Tom wi
ll
got osl
eepat10:
00tomorr
ownight.Wewil
lar
ri
veat11:
00.Theact
ionofsleepi
ngwil
l
begi
nbefor
ewear r
ive,
andi
twil
lbeinpr
ogressatapar
ti
cul
arti
meinthefut
ure.Pr
obablyhi
s
sl
eepwil
lconti
nue.

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