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20. Once they pound the last stake, they will have built their campsite.
 Exercise 2 
Write in the blank the tense of the verb indicated in parentheses. 
We 
[
. (future perfect of ride)
1. They 
[
. (future of play)
2. She 
[
. (past of hear)
3. We 
[
. (future perfect of sing)
4. It 
[
. (past perfect of wobble)
5. You 
[
. (present perfect of shout)
6. They 
[
. (future perfect of play)
7. I 
[
. (past of think)
8. We 
[
. (past perfect of think)
9. She 
[
. (present perfect of write)
10. She 
[
. (future of act)
11. She 
[
. (future perfect of throw)
12. He 
[
. (past of throw)
13. You 
[
. (future of tune)
14. I 
[
. (present of be)
15. She 
[
. (future perfect of speak)
16. He 
[
. (present perfect of travel )
17. He 
[
. (present of run)
18. She 
[
. (future perfect of fix)

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Lesson 40
Verbs: Progressive and Emphatic Forms
Each of the six tenses of a verb has a 
progressive form 
that expresses a continuing action.
The progressive form uses the present participle of the verb with the appropriate tense of
the verb be.
Present Progressive
We are running.
Past Progressive
We were running.
Future Progressive
We will be running.
Present Perfect Progressive
We have been running.
Past Perfect Progressive
We had been running.
Future Perfect Progressive
We will have been running.
 Exercise 1
Write in the blank the verb form indicated in parentheses.
We 
[
are singing
]
in the choir tomorrow afternoon. (present progressive of sing)
1. They 
[
]
about the funny movie they saw last week. (past progressive of laugh)
2. Todd 
[
]
on the importance of recycling. (present progressive of speak)
3. The cat 
[
]
all night, making it impossible to sleep. 
(past perfect progressive of meow)
4. The prince 
[
]
our city sometime next month. (future perfect progressive of visit)
5. The heavy rain 
[
]
throughout the long night. (past perfect progressive of fall)
6. I certainly hope we 
[
]
not 
[
]
you with the music, Mrs. Philips. 
(past progressive of disturb)
7. Mr. Tamaka 
[
]
this afternoon to see if you can paint his porch next week.
(future progressive of call)
8. Talia and I 
[
]
at the contest last night. (past perfect progressive of dance)
9. A big toad 
[
]
across our deck. (present progressive of hop)
10. The pageantry knights 
[
]
when the thunderstorm broke. 
(past perfect progressive of joust)
11. My archery instructor told me how I 
[
]
incorrectly. (present progressive of aim)
12. These exercises 
[
]
my physical constitution for the long hike this weekend.
(present progressive of fortify)
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13. The detective noticed that one of the suspects 
[
]
. 
(past progressive of tremble)
14. Marvin 
[
]
for a taste of the big pecan pie you made. 
(future progressive of long)
15. Amy 
[
]
Jean’s phone number when the line suddenly went dead. 
(past progressive of dial )
16. The Morris family 
[
]
for three hours. (future perfect progressive of fly)
17. I 
[
]
these boxes for the movers, John. (present progressive of label)
18. Those rabbits 
[
]
your garden before you erected that fence. 
(past progressive of destroy)
19. The big silver blimp 
[
]
over the football stadium. (future progressive of circle)
20. I 
[
]
to the premiere when the tire started making a hissing sound. 
(past perfect progressive of hurry)
The 
emphatic form 
adds emphasis to the verb. It uses a form of the verb do.
Present Emphatic
We do believe the umpire made the wrong call.
Sam does listen to that music group.
Past Emphatic
Well, they did ask us to the party after all.
 Exercise 2
Write in the blank the emphatic form of the verb in parentheses.
She 
[
does like
those colorful, noisy birds that she keeps. (like, present emphatic)
1. You 
[
]
a lot about your vacation plans, Searas. (talk, present emphatic)
2. They 
[
]
the actual truth about what Edward said. (suppress, past emphatic)
3. Karl and Marilyn 
[
]
from one diet to another. (switch, past emphatic)
4. The cheerleaders 
[
]
a lot of energy, don’t they? (show, present emphatic)
5. Gee, Ted 
[
]
that game himself. (program, past emphatic)
6. Betty, you 
[
]
all the way to Centerville last week. (bicycle, past emphatic)
7. Terri 
[
]
on the piano now and then. (perform, present emphatic)
8. Chin 
[
]
the Jensens’ garden. (weed, past emphatic)
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Lesson 41
Verbs: Compatibility of Tenses
When two or more events take place at the same time in a sentence, the verb tenses must
remain the same.
Incorrect: When April appeared in the doorway, she gives me a start.
This sentence is incorrect because while both events in the sentence took place in the
past, the tense changes from past to present.
Correct:
When April appeared in the doorway, she gave me a start.
Sometimes one event occurs before or after another event in a sentence. In these cases it
is appropriate to shift tenses. 
Incorrect: By the time Carlene arrived, Jason walked by.
This sentence is incorrect because the verbs are both past-tense forms and suggest that
the two events took place at the same time.
Correct:
By the time Carlene arrived, Jason had walked by.
Here the tense shifts from past (arrived) to past perfect (had walked ) to show that Jason
had walked by before Carlene arrived.
 Exercise 1