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".
Значення
значень: 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
Приклади
речень: 1In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
Форми
множина: continuous tenses| Однина | continuous tense |
|---|---|
| Множина | continuous tenses |
правильне
Синоніми
синонімів: 4- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going:progressiveprogressive tenseimperfectimperfect tense