progressive vs past progressive

past progressive vs progressive

progressive and past progressive both are nouns.

progressive is an adjective but past progressive is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, past progressive is a hyponym of progressive; that is, past 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
past progressive: a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past

Other hyponyms of progressive include present progressive, present progressive tense, past progressive tense, future progressive, future progressive tense.

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

progressive (adjective)	past 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 past progressive

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