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Definition of Present progressive

1. Noun. A tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance.

Definition of Present progressive

1. Noun. (grammar) present continuous ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Present Progressive

Literary usage of Present progressive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Modern English Grammar by Huber Gray Buehler (1900)
"present progressive. He is calling. Past Progressive. He was calling. Future Progressive. ... present progressive. Do call. Be calling, do be calling. ..."

2. A Modern English Grammar by Huber Gray Buehler (1906)
"present progressive. [To] call. [To] be calling. Perfect. Perfect Progressive. ... present progressive. He is called. He is being called. Past. ..."

3. Business English: A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig (1914)
"present progressive tense of walk. 3. Present perfect of drive. (See Exercise 108 for the ... present progressive of ride. 8. Past emphatic of ride. 9. ..."

4. A Modern English Grammar Revised: With Practical Exercises by Huber Gray Buehler (1914)
"Active Voice Indicative Mood Present Emphatic present progressive He does call. He is calling. Past Emphatic Past Progressive Future' Perfect He will have ..."

5. Grammar and Dictionary of the Buluba-Lulua Language as Spoken in the Upper by William McCutchan Morrison (1906)
"The present progressive tense is used to indicate continuous or progressive action or being in present time, without any idea as to when the action began or ..."

6. The Grammar of Present Day English by Carl Holliday (1919)
"INFINITIVES Root Infinitives Present present progressive (To) play. ... PASSIVE VOICE INDICATIVE MOOD Present present progressive He is played (as He is ..."

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