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continuous tense vs present progressive

present progressive vs continuous tense

continuous tense and present progressive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
continuous tense Yes No No No
present progressive Yes No No No
As nouns, present progressive is a hyponym of continuous tense; that is, present 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
  • present progressive: a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance
continuous tense (noun) present progressive (noun)
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance
Difference between continuous tense and present progressive

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