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Perfect Progressive
Language Objective:
We will write complete sentences
in the present, past & future
perfect progressive verb tense in
three forms:
 declarative,
 negative
 interrogative.
Application (Why?)
We use the present perfect
progressive to show actions that:
• started in the past,
• ended recently or continue in
the present,
• have been ongoing.
Parts of Speech:
Verbs
has/have + been + verb(ing)
singular subject- has
plural subject- have
(I/you)
Formulas & Examples
Declarative +
Present:
Subject + has/have + been + verb(ing) + finisher.
Example:
The gubernatorial candidates have been debating
their positions on the financial crisis for the last
twenty minutes.
Negative Present:
Subject + has/have + not + been + verb(ing) +
finisher.
Example:
As the attacks become more personal, the
moderator has not been addressing the
key issues.
Interrogative ?
Present:
Has/Have + subject + been + verbing +
finisher?
Example:
Have the audience members been
forming their decisions about which
candidate they prefer during the
debate?
Application (Why?)
We use the past perfect
progressive to show:
• two actions that happened in the
past,
• the first action was ongoing,
• recently completed when the
second action began.
Parts of Speech:
Verbs
had + been + verb(ing)
Formulas & Examples
Declarative +
Past:
Subject + had + been + verb(ing) + finisher.
Example:
Relief agencies had been hurriedly delivering medical
supplies when the first aftershock struck.
Negative Past:
Subject + had + not + been + verb(ing) +
finisher.
Example:
Volunteers had not been searching for
survivors for very long by the time the
building collapsed.
Interrogative ?
Past:
Had + subject + been + verbing +
finisher?
Example:
Had refugees been arriving in Port-auPrince for many days before they
found shelter?
Application (Why?)
We use the future perfect
progressive to show:
• two actions that will happen in
the future,
• the first action will be ongoing
and,
• will be recently completed when
the second action begins.
Parts of Speech:
Verbs
will have + been + verb(ing)
Formulas & Examples
Declarative +
Future:
Subject + will have + been + verb(ing) + finisher.
Example:
The sprinklers will have been running for three
hours by the time they turn off.
Negative Future:
Subject + will + not + have + been +
verb(ing) + finisher.
Example:
Jack and Sarah will not have been rehearsing
their lines for very long when the drama
class ends.
Interrogative ?
Future:
Will + subject + have + been + verbing +
finisher?
Example:
Will the hikers have been walking for
miles by the time they find the trail?
Perfect Progressive Time Markers
Past
Present
Future
• Since
• Since
• Since
• For
• For
• For
• Before
• During
• Before
• When
• Recently
• When
• By the time
• Lately
• By the time
• finally
• As of late
• finally
Sentence
Type
Past
Declarative
You had been waiting
there for more than two
hours when she finally
arrived.
You have been waiting You will have been
here for two hours.
waiting for more
than two hours
when her plane
finally arrives.
Negative
You had not been
waiting there for more
than two hours when
she finally arrived.
You have not been
waiting here for two
hours.
You will not have
been waiting for
more than two
hours when her
plane finally arrives
Interrogative Had you been waiting
there for more than two
hours when she finally
arrived?
Have you been
waiting here for two
hours?
Will you have
been waiting for
more than two
hours when her
plane finally arrives?
Present
Future