progressive vs past progressive tense

past progressive tense vs progressive

progressive and past progressive tense both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

progressive (noun)	past 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 describe on-going action in the past
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

progressive (adjective)	past 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 past progressive tense

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