Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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present perfect progressive | Yes | No | No | No |
perfect | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
present perfect progressive (noun) | perfect (noun) |
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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) |
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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) |
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make perfect or complete |