past progressive tense vs progressive

past progressive tense and progressive both are nouns.

past progressive tense is not an adjective while progressive is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
past progressive tense	Yes	No	No	No
progressive	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, progressive is a hypernym of past progressive tense; that is, progressive is a word with a broader meaning than past progressive tense:

past progressive tense: a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past
progressive: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

Other hypernyms of past progressive tense include continuous tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, progressive tense.

past progressive tense (noun)	progressive (noun)
a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past	a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
	a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

past progressive tense (adjective)	progressive (adjective)
	favoring or promoting progress
	(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
	advancing in severity
	gradually advancing in extent
	favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
	(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

past progressive tense vs progressive

past progressive tense and progressive both are nouns.

past progressive tense is not an adjective while progressive is an adjective.

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