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present progressive tense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | present progressive |
| Type of | continuous tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, progressive, progressive tense |
Examples of present progressive tense
present progressive tense
Another regionalism can be found in the south with the use of the gerund in the present progressive tense rather than the infinitive.
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The writer is correctly using the present progressive tense, which describes actions in progress, temporary activities or uncompleted actions.
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In Latin, the present tense can be translated as being progressive or simple.
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The Present tense is mainly used for present progressive, as well as for historical past.
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In imitation of Greek, Medieval Latin could use a present participle with sum to form a periphrastic tense equivalent to the English progressive.
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Verbs can be used in other forms, such as the present progressive, but in grammar treatises that is not usually considered a special tense but just one of the periphrastic verbal constructions.
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