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progressive tense vs present progressive

present progressive vs progressive tense

progressive tense and present progressive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
progressive tense Yes No No No
present progressive Yes No No No
As nouns, present progressive is a hyponym of progressive tense; that is, present progressive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than progressive tense:
  • progressive tense: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
  • present progressive: a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance
progressive tense (noun) present progressive (noun)
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance
Difference between progressive tense and present progressive

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