continuous tense
A verb tense expressing ongoing actionA verb tense expressing ongoing action; in English, any of the tenses formed with the present participle, namely present continuous ("I am dreaming"), past continuous ("I was dreaming"), present perfect continuous ("I have been dreaming"), past perfect continuous ("I had been dreaming"), future continuous ("I will be dreaming") or future perfect continuous ("I will have been dreaming").
» In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
Значение
значений: 1A verb tense expressing ongoing action; in English, any of the tenses formed with the present participle, namely present continuous ("I am dreaming"), past continuous ("I was dreaming"), present perfect continuous ("I have been dreaming"), past perfect continuous ("I had been dreaming"), future continuous ("I will be dreaming") or future perfect continuous ("I will have been dreaming").
- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
Примеры
предложений: 1In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
Формы
мн. число: continuous tenses| Ед. число | continuous tense |
|---|---|
| Мн. число | continuous tenses |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 4- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going:progressiveprogressive tenseimperfectimperfect tense