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imperfect vs present progressive

present progressive vs imperfect

imperfect and present progressive both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
imperfect Yes Yes No No
present progressive Yes No No No
As nouns, present progressive is a hyponym of imperfect; that is, present 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
  • present progressive: a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance
imperfect (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
imperfect (adjective) present 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 present progressive

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