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present perfect progressive vs perfect

perfect vs present perfect progressive

present perfect progressive and perfect both are nouns.

present perfect progressive is not an adjective while perfect is an adjective.

present perfect progressive is not a verb while perfect is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
present perfect progressive Yes No No No
perfect Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, perfect is a hypernym of present perfect progressive; that is, perfect is a word with a broader meaning than present perfect progressive:
  • present perfect progressive: A verb construction (made up of has been or have been plus the present participle) that emphasizes the ongoing nature of an action that began in the past and continues in the present.
  • perfect: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
Other hypernyms of present perfect progressive include perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense.
present perfect progressive (noun) perfect (noun)
A verb construction (made up of has been or have been plus the present participle) that emphasizes the ongoing nature of an action that began in the past and continues in the present. a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
present perfect progressive (adjective) perfect (adjective)
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
precisely accurate or exact
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
present perfect progressive (verb) perfect (verb)
make perfect or complete
Difference between present perfect progressive and perfect

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