WordCmp.com

imperfect vs past progressive

past progressive vs imperfect

imperfect and past progressive both are nouns.

imperfect is an adjective but past progressive is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
imperfect Yes Yes No No
past progressive Yes No No No
As nouns, past progressive is a hyponym of imperfect; that is, past progressive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than imperfect:
  • imperfect: 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
imperfect (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
imperfect (adjective) past progressive (adjective)
not perfect; defective or inadequate
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
Difference between imperfect and past progressive

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.