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Aspect
What is progressive aspect?
The progressive aspect is a verb form that expresses incomplete or
ongoing actions or states at a specific time. Progressive aspect is the
collective term for verbs (past, present, or future) in a progressive
tense. (This means the perfect progressive tenses too.)
Example
I went
I was going
I had gone
I had been going
Example
I go
I am going
I have gone
I have been going
Example
I will go
I will be going
I will have gone
I will have been going
Sample
verb
"walk"
Present
progressive
Future
progressive
Past
progressive
Present
perfect
progressive
Past perfect
progressive
1st sing
I am walking
I will be
walking
I was walking
I have been
walking
I had been
walking
2nd sing
you are
walking
You will be
walking
You were
walking
3rd sing
he / she... is
walking
He / she... have
been walking
1st plural
we are
walking
We will be
walking
We were
walking
We have been
walking
We had been
walking
2nd
plural
you are
walking
You will be
walking
You were
walking
3rd plural
they are
walking
They will be
walking
They were
walking
They have
been walking
1st sing
I am being helped
3rd sing
Etc.
Examples:
Active sentence
with continuous
aspect
Passive sentence
with continuous
Active sentence
with continuous
Passive sentence
with continuous
aspect