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EXERCISE
18.
Present progressive and past progressive. (Charts 1-1,2-8,and 2-9)
Directions:
Underline the present progressive and past progressive verbs in the
following pairs of sentences. Discuss their use. What are the similarities
between the two tenses?
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1
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A: Where are Ann and Rob? I haven't seen them for a couple of weeks.
B: They're out of town. They're traveling.
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2
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A: I invited Ann and Rob to my birthday party, but they didn't come.
B: Why not?
A: They were out of town. They were traveling.
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3
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A: What
was I talking about when the phone interrupted me? I lost my train of thought.
B: You
were describing the website you found on the Internet yesterday.
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4
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A: I missed the beginning of the news report. What's the announcer
talking about?
B: She's describing conditions in Bangladesh after the flood.
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5
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A: Good
morning, Kim.
B: Hello,Tom.
Good to see you.
A: Good to
see you, too. On your way to work?
B: Yup.
I'm walking to work today to take advantage of the beautiful spring
morning.
A: It
certainly is a beautiful spring morning.
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6
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A: Guess who I saw this morning.
B: Who?
A: Jim.
B: Oh? How is he?
A: He looks fine.
B: Where did you see him?
A: On the sidewalk near the corner of 5th and Pine. He was walking
to work.
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