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Progressive tense

British pronunciation/pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv tˈɛns/
American pronunciation/pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv tˈɛns/
Progressive tense
[NOUN]
1

(grammar) a verb tense that is used to indicate an ongoing state or action

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Examples
1For example: they use a lot of progressive tenses.
2"Be" is the auxiliary verb used in the continuous or the progressive tenses.
3Here you notice we're actually using it in the progressive tense, right?
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