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progressive vs future progressive tense

future progressive tense vs progressive

progressive and future progressive tense both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
progressive Yes Yes No No
future progressive tense Yes No No No
As nouns, future progressive tense is a hyponym of progressive; that is, future progressive tense 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 tense: a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future
progressive (noun) future progressive tense (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 tense (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 tense

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