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continuous tense
Noun
(grammar)
A
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").
Japanese Meaning
動作が進行中であることを示す時制。 / 現在進行形: 話している時点で動作が継続している状態（例: I am dreaming）。 / 過去進行形: 過去のある時点で動作が進行中であった状態（例: I was dreaming）。 / 現在完了進行形: 過去から現在まで動作が継続している状態（例: I have been dreaming）。 / 過去完了進行形: 過去のある時点まで動作が継続していた状態（例: I had been dreaming）。 / 未来進行形: 未来における動作の進行中の状態（例: I will be dreaming）。 / 未来完了進行形: 未来のある時点まで動作が進行している状態（例: I will have been dreaming）。
Sense（1）
(grammar)
A
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").
（ plural ）
Quizzes for review
(grammar) A 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
).
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continuous tense
In our grammar class, the teacher explained how the continuous tense is used to describe actions that are still happening.
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In our grammar class, the teacher explained how the continuous tense is used to describe actions that are still happening.
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