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continuous tense meaning in Tamil

தொடர் வினைச்சொல்

continuous tense in Tamil: தொடர் வினைச்சொல். In English, continuous tense means 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").

Tamil words for continuous tense

தொடர் வினைச்சொல்

English meaning of continuous tense

  1. noun 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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Questions about continuous tense in Tamil

What is the meaning of continuous tense in Tamil?
Continuous tense in Tamil is தொடர் வினைச்சொல்.
continuous tense என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Continuous tense: தொடர் வினைச்சொல்.
What does continuous tense mean in English?
Continuous tense means 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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: continuous tense (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: continuous tense (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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