progressive
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5.5
- noun
- /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/
- Specialized
:
tiempo progresivo
- He chose progressives to head the board, so they would give him progressives, because he is progressive!
Examples
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The progressive never sees it this way.
Blog text (24) -
We have two progressives: one is midnight blue and the other is navy blue.
Blog text (13) -
"The present progressive reveals this documentary fact to be fictitious, unless of course, one assumes that the painter has four hands.
Academic text (1999) -
The progressive is used when a situation is viewed with regard to its internal temporal constituency and without regard to any temporal bounds, either initial or terminal?
Academic text (2006) -
The passage begins with two present progressives ("are making," "are quitting") denoting ongoing curative activities, which are part of the scene described but do not advance the plot.
Academic text (1992) -
The progressive tense in English is formed by using a form of "to be" combined with the verb's present participle.
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When she said she was running in the park, she used the present progressive to indicate her ongoing action.
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The teacher explained that the progressive form shows actions that are currently happening at the moment of speaking.
Synonyms
A verb form that shows an action is continuing at a specific time
A verb form for actions happening now or around a time
A verb form that shows an action or state is happening now
Antonyms
- Specialized
3
7.7
A verb tense that shows an action finished before now or before another action
Compounds
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3.9
A tax system where people with higher incomes pay a larger percentage of their income
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6.5
A former American political party founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 called the Bull Moose Party
- Specialized
A verb tense that shows an action will be happening at a future time
- Specialized
A verb form showing an action that will be happening at a certain time in the future
Values and habits that welcome change, new ideas, and actions to make society fairer
A fast, often deadly infection caused by bacteria that kills body tissue and makes gas in the wound
- Specialized
A serious skin infection after smallpox vaccination that grows steadily and can be fatal in people with weak immune systems
- Specialized
A verb form that shows an action happening at a certain time in the past
- Specialized
Shows an action that was happening at a certain time in the past
- Specialized
A verb form using has/have been plus -ing to show an action that started in the past and continues now
- Specialized
A verb form showing actions happening now using am, is, or are plus -ing
Surface Forms
Morphology
progressive = progressive (semi-transparent) = progress + ive
The noun is a conversion of the adjective 'progressive', but the grammatical term is a specialized use that is not fully predictable for learners.
Etymology
Progressive comes from pro- 'forward' and gress 'go', as in progress. This is a helpful way to remember that the progressive tense shows an action that is 'going on' or 'in progress' at a certain time.