Unit 2.2 - Exercises 38-42

UNIT 2 –VERBS Continue Exercise 38 Directions: Underline the verbs in the following sentences and give their tense. Example: present Mike eats lots of cereal. __________________ 1. Jerry walks to school each morning. __________________ 2. I will vacuum the rug later. __________________ 3. My mother has worked there for two years. __________________ 4. We decided to go to the basketball game. __________________ 5. The class chose James as their mascot. __________________ 6. My parents have already left for New York. __________________ 7. Dave eats lunch in the cafeteria at noon. __________________ 8. My brother plays in the park every Sunday. __________________ 9. Bob will give you my address later. __________________ 10. She had shopped yesterday.

The Irregular Verb Be The verb be is a state-of-being verb discussed in unit 1. It builds passive voice and the progressive form of the verb. Principal Parts: am, was, been

Conjugation of the Verb Be Present Tense I am You are He is

we are you are they are

Past Tense I was

we were

You were

you were

He was

they were

Future Tense I will be

we will be

You will be

you will be

He will be

they will be

Present Perfect Tense I have been

we have been

You have been

you have been

He has been

they have been

Past Perfect Tense I had been

we had been

You had been

you had been

He had been

they had been

Future Perfect Tense I will have been

we will have been

You will have been

you will have been

He will have been

they will have been

Progressive Form of the Verb The progressive form expresses continuous action. To form the progressive form, adding –ing to the first principal part of the verb and a form of the irregular verb. The irregular verb gives the tense. Give + ing + irregular verb is = is giving Gave + ing + irregular verb was = was giving Will give + ing + irregular verb be = will be going

I worked yesterday.

I was working yesterday. (past, active, intransitive)

Kelly plays softball.

Kelly is playing softball.

(present, active , transitive)

Bob will be leaving soon.

Bob is leaving soon.

(present, active, intransitive)

Conjugating the Progressive Form of the Verb Present Progressive Tense I am writing You are writing He is writing

we are writing you are writing they are writing

Past Progressive Tense I was writing

we were writing

You were writing

you were writing

He was writing

they were writing

Future Progressive Tense I will be writing

we will be writing

You will be writing

you will be writing

He will be writing

they will be writing

Present Perfect Progressive Tense I have been writing

we have been writing

You had been writing

you had been writing

He had been writing

they had been writing

Future Perfect Progressive Tense I will have been writing

we will have been writing

You will have been writing

you will have been writing

He will have been writing

they will have been writing

Note: This verb is seldom used in the future perfect tense; it is generally used in the present or past tens Exercise 39 Directions: Change the following verbs to the progressive form. Do not change person or tense. Example: eats is eating 1. 2. Found

3. Will give 4. Chose 5. Has written 6. Choose 7. Sings 8. Had spoken 9. Speaks 10.Spoke 11.Will lead 12.Wrote 13.Saw 14.Has sent 15.Had risen 16.Blew 17.Enjoyed 18.Has seen 19.Will have torn 20.Tore 21.Goes 22.Jogs 23.Had studied 24.Has torn 25.Will have torn 26.Burns 27.Has enjoyed

Exercise 40 Directions: Underline the verbs in the following sentences. Change the progressive form of the verb to the regular form. Do not change person or tense. Example: Jerry was writing a letter

wrote

1. Jill is working for my father.

_______________________________

2. The birds were flying overhead.

_______________________________

3. Sarah will be giving her report tomorrow.

_______________________________

4. Sean has been playing football for the past three years. _______________________________ 5. Cindy is writing the music for the show. _______________________________ 6. My brother was enjoying the play.

_______________________________

7. The boys were riding their bicycles.

_______________________________

8. She has been singing in the choir all year.

_______________________________

9. John will be entering college in the fall.

_______________________________

10.Tom is studying chemistry.

_______________________________

11.My cousin will be playing the saxophone.

_______________________________

12.My friend and I have been skiing.

_______________________________

13.James will be sending his final report card to his mother. _______________________________ 14.We were eating lunch early.

_______________________________

15.Jesse has been contacting his lawyer.

_______________________________

16.I will be learning to sew.

_______________________________

17.We were planning a trip to Africa.

_______________________________

18.Mother will soon be preparing dinner.

_______________________________

19.His father was painting the house.

_______________________________

20.They were going to the game.

_______________________________

Exercise 41 Directions: Add a verb to make the irregular verb progressive. Example: had been taking 1. 2. Will be 3. Has been 4. Is

5. Were 6. Had been 7. Am 8. Was 9. Could be 10.Should be 11.Must be

Exercise 42 Directions: On a separate piece of paper, write original sentences using the given verb, but change the form to progressive. Do not change the tense. Example: break The chair is breaking under his weight. 1. 2. Write 3. Has written 4. Will take 5. Had found 6. Has shown 7. Returned 8. Ride 9. Will turn 10.Has painted 11.Had eaten 12.Gives 13.Played 14.Sees 15.Will wash 16.Flew 17.Types 18.Has cleaned 19.Have enjoyed 20.Had bought 21.took