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progressive verb

progressive verb noun: a form of a verb in which its gerund (or present participle) is used with any form of the verb "to be".

Noun

progressive verb (plural progressive verbs)

  1. A form of a verb in which its gerund (or present participle) is used with any form of the verb "to be"

Forms of progressive verb

pluralprogressive verbs

Questions about progressive verb

What does progressive verb mean?
Progressive verb means a form of a verb in which its gerund (or present participle) is used with any form of the verb "to be".
What part of speech is progressive verb?
Progressive verb is a noun.
What is the plural of progressive verb?
The plural of progressive verb is progressive verbs.

Words near progressive verb in the dictionary

  1. progressive suppers
  2. progressive tax
  3. progressive taxes
  4. progressive tense
  5. progressive tenses
  6. progressive verb
  7. progressive verbs
  8. progressive war
  9. progressive web app
  10. progressive web application
  11. progressive web applications

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