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past progressive

past progressive noun: past continuous.

Noun

past progressive (uncountable)

  1. (continuative, past) past continuous

Words that rhyme with past progressive

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Questions about past progressive

What does past progressive mean?
Past progressive means past continuous.
What part of speech is past progressive?
Past progressive is a noun.

Words near past progressive in the dictionary

  1. past participle
  2. past participles
  3. past perfect
  4. past perfect continuous
  5. past perfect progressive
  6. past progressive
  7. past redemption
  8. past simple
  9. past simples
  10. past tense
  11. past tenses

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