Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)A tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.

    Verlaufsform der Gegenwart

    настоя́щее продо́лженное вре́мяnastojáščeje prodólžennoje vrémja, настоя́щее дли́тельное вре́мяnastojáščeje dlítelʹnoje vrémja

Examples

2 sentences
  1. At this lesson, we practiced present simple and continuous.

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  2. In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
tense that describes an ongoing action in the present:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
tense that describes an ongoing action in the present:
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