continuous tense vs past progressive
past progressive vs continuous tensecontinuous tense and past progressive both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| continuous tense | Yes | No | No | No |
| past progressive | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
past progressive is a hyponym of
continuous tense; that is, past progressive is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
continuous tense:
- continuous tense: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- past progressive: a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past
Other hyponyms of continuous tense include
present progressive, present progressive tense, past progressive tense, future progressive, future progressive tense.
| continuous tense (noun) | past progressive (noun) |
|---|---|
| a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going | a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past |
Words related to "continuous tense"
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