WordCmp.com

imperfect tense vs past progressive

past progressive vs imperfect tense

imperfect tense and past progressive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
imperfect tense Yes No No No
past progressive Yes No No No
As nouns, past progressive is a hyponym of imperfect tense; that is, past progressive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than imperfect tense:
  • imperfect 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
imperfect 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
Difference between imperfect tense and past progressive

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