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past progressive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | past progressive tense |
| Type of | continuous tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, progressive, progressive tense |
`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive.
Examples of past progressive
past progressive
Like the present progressive, the Italian past progressive is extremely regular.
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The past progressive is considered interchangeable with the imperfect.
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The past progressive construction indicates ongoing action in the past, and is sometimes called the past continuous.
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And, I also, recognize the GOP has embraced progressive thought in the past.
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To convey the past perfect progressive in the passive voice, the construction It had been in the process of being written can be used.
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In response to interrogatives, Dili is used to reply negatively to future actions, while Wala is used to reply negatively to past and progressive actions.
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Accountancy firm Collins SBA principal Sean Devenish said the idea of the reclusive accountancy geek was valid in the past, but progressive firms are changing that.
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Some business leaders are more progressive and inclusive than in the past.
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But in the past 15 years, two progressive kings have invited French winemakers to lease prime land, and a wine industry has begun to flourish.
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