Present | Past | Perfect Progressive
Set 2 – Medium Practice
Present Progressive → use it for something happening now or around now.
Example: She is talking to a client now.
Past Progressive → use it for something that was in progress at a time in the past.
Example: She was talking to a client when I arrived.
Present Perfect Progressive → use it for something that started in the past and continues now or has a result now.
Example: She has been talking to clients all morning.
Look for time words and keywords:
present progressive: now, at the moment, right now, today, currently
past progressive: when, while, at 8 yesterday, at that time, all evening
present perfect progressive: for, since, all day, recently, lately
[Das Present Progressive benutzt man für etwas, das gerade jetzt oder im Moment passiert.
Beispiel: She is talking to a client now.
Das Past Progressive benutzt man für etwas, das zu einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit gerade im Gange war.
Beispiel: She was talking to a client when I arrived.
Das Present Perfect Progressive benutzt man für etwas, das in der Vergangenheit begonnen hat und noch andauert oder ein Ergebnis in der Gegenwart hat.
Beispiel: She has been talking to clients all morning.
Achte auf Signalwörter wie now, at the moment oder currently für das Present Progressive, auf when, while oder at 8 yesterday für das Past Progressive und auf for, since, all day, recently oder lately für das Present Perfect Progressive.]
Examples
1. She _____ a customer at the moment. (at the moment)
[Sie hilft im Moment einem Kunden.]
Correct answer: is helping
2. She _____ a customer when I walked in. (when I walked in)
[Sie half gerade einem Kunden, als ich hereinkam.]
Correct answer: was helping
3. She _____ customers all morning. (all morning)
[Sie hilft schon den ganzen Morgen Kunden.]
Correct answer: has been helping
4. We _____ for the bus for half an hour. (for half an hour)
[Wir warten seit einer halben Stunde auf den Bus.]
Correct answer: have been waiting
Scenario: Choose the correct answer.
1. She _____ dinner right now. (right now)
is cooking
[Sie kocht gerade das Abendessen.]
a) is cooking
b) was cooking
2. We _____ TV when the phone rang. (when)
were watching
[Wir sahen gerade fern, als das Telefon klingelte.]
a) are watching
b) were watching
3. I _____ on this report since 9 o’clock. (since 9 o’clock)
have been working
[Ich arbeite seit 9 Uhr an diesem Bericht.]
a) have been working
b) am working
4. He _____ to his colleague at the moment. (at the moment)
is talking
[Er spricht im Moment mit seinem Kollegen.]
a) has been talking
b) is talking
5. They _____ in the garden when it started to rain. (when)
were sitting
[Sie saßen gerade im Garten, als es zu regnen begann.]
a) were sitting
b) are sitting
6. She _____ English for three years. (for three years)
has been learning
[Sie lernt seit drei Jahren Englisch.]
a) is learning
b) has been learning
7. I _____ for the train now. (now)
am waiting
[Ich warte jetzt auf den Zug.]
a) am waiting
b) was waiting
8. He _____ when I saw him. (when)
was running
[Er rannte gerade, als ich ihn sah.]
a) is running
b) was running
9. We _____ the kitchen all morning. (all morning)
have been cleaning
[Wir putzen die Küche schon den ganzen Morgen.]
a) have been cleaning
b) are cleaning
10. She _____ a sandwich at the moment. (at the moment)
is making
[Sie macht im Moment ein Sandwich.]
a) has been making
b) is making
11. They _____ cards when the lights went out. (when)
were playing
[Sie spielten gerade Karten, als das Licht ausging.]
a) were playing
b) are playing
12. I _____ better recently. (recently)
have been sleeping
[Ich schlafe in letzter Zeit besser.]
a) am sleeping
b) have been sleeping
13. He _____ in the shower now. (now)
is singing
[Er singt jetzt unter der Dusche.]
a) is singing
b) was singing
14. We _____ home at 6 yesterday evening. (at 6 yesterday evening)
were driving
[Wir fuhren gestern Abend um 6 Uhr gerade nach Hause.]
a) were driving
b) have been driving
15. She _____ too much lately and needs a break. (lately)
has been working
[Sie hat in letzter Zeit zu viel gearbeitet und braucht eine Pause.]
a) has been working
b) is working
16. They _____ in the office right now. (right now)
are meeting
[Sie treffen sich gerade im Büro.]
a) were meeting
b) are meeting
17. I _____ when you called me. (when)
was studying
[Ich lernte gerade, als du mich angerufen hast.]
a) was studying
b) am studying
18. He _____ for more than an hour. (for more than an hour)
has been jogging
[Er joggt seit mehr als einer Stunde.]
a) was jogging
b) has been jogging
19. We _____ a film at the moment. (at the moment)
are watching
[Wir schauen im Moment einen Film.]
a) are watching
b) were watching
20. She _____ while the others were working. (while)
was resting
[Sie ruhte sich gerade aus, während die anderen arbeiteten.]
a) was resting
b) is resting
21. They _____ the same topic since last week. (since last week)
have been discussing
[Sie besprechen dasselbe Thema seit letzter Woche.]
a) are discussing
b) have been discussing
22. I _____ to my friend now. (now)
am writing
[Ich schreibe jetzt meinem Freund.]
a) am writing
b) have been writing
23. He _____ at his desk when the manager came in. (when)
was sitting
[Er saß gerade an seinem Schreibtisch, als der Chef hereinkam.]
a) was sitting
b) is sitting
24. We _____ for the guests since noon. (since noon)
have been preparing
[Wir bereiten seit Mittag alles für die Gäste vor.]
a) were preparing
b) have been preparing
25. The children _____ in the living room at the moment. (at the moment)
are drawing
[Die Kinder malen im Moment im Wohnzimmer.]
a) were drawing
b) are drawing