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progressive vs future progressive

future progressive vs progressive

progressive and future progressive both are nouns.

progressive is an adjective but future progressive is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
progressive Yes Yes No No
future progressive Yes No No No
As nouns, future progressive is a hyponym of progressive; that is, future progressive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than progressive:
  • progressive: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
  • future progressive: a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future
progressive (noun) future progressive (noun)
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
progressive (adjective) future 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
Difference between progressive and future progressive

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