Past Progressive
Last week they ___ hanging signs around the block.
were hanging
Which sentence is present progressive?
A. I will be making flyers
B.I made flyers
C.I am making flyers
D.I was making flyers
C.I am making flyers
Which choice correctly uses future progressive?
A. I walk dogs in the morning
B. I walked dogs all week
C. I am walking dogs now
D. I will be walking dogs this summer
D. I will be walking dogs this summer
Identify the incorrect progressive sentence:
A. I was meeting new customers yesterday.
B. I will be handing out flyers tomorrow.
C. Last week they will be hanging signs.
D. I am walking dogs after lunch today.
C. Last week they will be hanging signs.
“Some children who live nearby read the signs and said they wanted to walk dogs too.” Which tense is “said”?
Past tense
Which choice is past progressive in this sentence: “They ___ the dogs last night.”
A. are walking
B. walked
C. will be walking
D. were walking
D. were walking
Choose the present progressive verb in this sentence: “Right now, they ___ the dogs.”
A. are walking
B. walked
c. will walk
A. are walking
Fill in: “Tomorrow morning, they ___ (walk) dogs.”
will be walking
Fix this: “This month has been a busy time for me because I have been getting everything ready.” Is it correct or does it need changed?
Correct, no change needed.
Which sentence shows present progressive meaning now?
A. I have figured out how many dogs I can walk
B. I am planning to start a dog-walking business
C. I might have all the neighborhood kids walking dogs
B. I am planning to start a dog-walking business
Change this incorrect sentence to past progressive: “Next month, when the school year ends, I have been walking dogs every day.”
I was walking dogs every day.
Fill in the blank with present progressive: “She ___ (plan) a dog-walking route this week.”
is planning
What is the best future progressive revision for: “Next week, I walk three new dogs.”
Next week, I will be walking three new dogs
Identify the tense error and fix it: “Next month, when the school year ends, I have been walking dogs every day.”
Change ‘have been walking’ to ‘will be walking'
Choose the future progressive meaning: “I will be walking dogs this summer.”
A. I walk dogs every day now
B. I plan to walk dogs in the future as a continuing action
C. I walked dogs last year
B. I plan to walk dogs in the future as a continuing action
Identify the past progressive verb form in this sentence: “Yesterday at noon, I ___ meeting new customers.”
was meeting
True or False: “I am walking dogs after lunch today.” is present progressive.
True
True / False: “I will be handing out flyers tomorrow.” shows future progressive.
True
Which verb phrase is wrong in context of time and needs revision: “Last week they will be hanging signs around the block.”
“Change to ‘Last week they were hanging signs around the block’”
Identify tense: “This month has been a busy time for me because I have been getting everything ready.” What progressive tense is “have been getting”?
present perfect progressive
Turn “I walk three new dogs last week” into correct past progressive form in one phrase.
“I was walking three new dogs last week”
Turn “Next month, I walk three new dogs.” into present progressive that indicates happening now.
I am walking three new dogs
Change the incorrect sentence “Last week they will be hanging signs around the block.” to a correct future-progressive sentence that makes sense.
Next week they will be hanging signs around the block
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Explain why “I have been walking dogs every day” is wrong if talking about a future time “next month.”
Because ‘have been walking’ is present perfect progressive and describes past-to-now action; to talk about next month use future progressive ‘will be walking