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imperfect tense vs present progressive tense

present progressive tense vs imperfect tense

imperfect tense and present progressive tense both are nouns.

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

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