ENGLISH 5

COMPOSING CLEAR AND COHERENT SENTENCES

USING THE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE ASPECT OF VERBS
QUARTER 2 WEEK 3 DAY 3
REVIEW
What is the perfect aspect?
How do we form the present,
past and future of the perfect
aspect?
Charades
The children will guess the actions
being shown by one of their
classmates. Whoever guesses the
action will get the score.
 PRESENT PAST PERFECT FUTURE
PERFECT PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE

has/ have been had been will have been

reading reading reading

has/ have been had been will have been

practicing practicing practicing
Perfect Progressive Aspect
a. The present perfect
progressive expresses an action in
progress that is not yet completed or
a situation or habit that began in the
past and that continues up to the
present.
Examples:
Rowena has been reading that book.
I have been accomplishing the tasks in
this module.
The athletes have been practicing.
Remember: If the subject is singular,
use has + been + ing form of a verb.
If the subject is plural and/or pronouns I
and You, use have + been + -ing form
of a verb.
 b. The past perfect progressive
expresses an action or habit taking place
over a period of time in the past before
another past event or time.
Examples:
Carla had been trying to finish her
degree that year.
My father had been performing well,
so the company gave him an award.
Remember: Use had + been + -ing
form of a verb
 c. The future perfect progressive
expresses a habitual action that is taking
place in the present and will continue in
a specific future time.
Examples:
Next month, the Bayanihan Dance Club
will have been performing for five
years.
Helen will have been teaching for ten
years next week.
Remember:
Use
will/shall + have + been + -ing form of
a verb.
Rewrite each of the following
sentences so it uses a perfect
progressive verb tense instead of
what is there now.
1.Sheila had done something
new.
2. She had purchased snowshoes.
3. She has been reading about
how to use them.
4. By next weekend, she will
have gained some confidence.
5. By the end of the year, she
will have tried them out in snow.
Generalization
How do we form the present
perfect, past perfect and future
perfect of the verb?
EVALUATION
Complete each sentence by
writing the form of the verb
indicated in parentheses.
1. (finish, past perfect) We
____________ our game before the
Meteors started theirs.
2. (graduate, future perfect) Margie
______________ before the spring
semester.
3. (vote, past perfect) Union
members ____________ before
they saw the contract.
4. (exercise, present perfect) We
_____________ three times this
week.
5. (talk, past perfect) The manager
________________ to the employee
twice by that time.
Construct sentences for each tense/aspect of verb.
Use the given sentence as a basis.
1. I ate your food.
(Past Perfect)
a. _______________________
(Present Perfect)
b. _______________________
(Future perfect)
c. _______________________