Class 10-5: Using Expressions of Place with Progressive Tense
He is learning in flight school.
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Rules: Expressions of place with progressive tenses describes where the action is happening. A verb using present, past or future progressive will always be followed by a statement of place. |
Examples: The man is hiding behind the clock. The man is hiding (progressive) behind the clock. (statement of place) John is running on the street. John is running (progressive) on the street. (statement of place) Mike is reading in his room. Mike is reading (progressive) in his room. (statement of place) |
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Sentence Structure Formula: Expressions of place with progressive tenses: progressive + statement of place Chris is writing on his desk. |
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Exercise
Exercise 1: Use either simple present or present progressive to change the words in parenthesis to the correct form.
1. Mike cannot come outside because he (clean) is cleaning his room.
2. Mike (clean) __________ his room every day.
3. Ashley (sleep) __________ right now. Can you come back later?
4. It (rain) __________ a lot in Seattle.
5. Seth (run) __________ every day after school.
6. It (snow) __________ in Ohio.
7. I (watch) __________ TV every day after school.
8. She (run) __________ errands each day between 2:00pm and 4:00pm.
9. It is (hail) __________ right now in Florida.
10. The volcano has lava (flow) __________ out of the top.
11. I (bike) __________ to work on Fridays.
Exercise 2: Use past perfect to change the words in parenthesis to the correct form.
1. I (study) studied the information before I took my driving test.
2. I (clean) __________ my room three days ago.
3. She (sleep) __________ for two hours before I came in and woke her up.
4. He (look) __________ at the material before he took the test.
5. My boss (ask) __________ me to work yesterday, so I cannot go to the mall today.
Exercise 3: Use future progressive to change the words in parenthesis to the correct form.
1. I (work) will work today, so come by and visit me.
2. I (call) __________ you after school.
3. I (discuss) __________ this with your father after school.
4. She (study) __________ all afternoon.
5. She (talk) __________ to the professor after class.
Tag:The Tenses
