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There is no difference between a progressive verb tense and a continuous verb tense. Both words mean the same thing.

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Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future perfect Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive Past Emphatic Present Emphatic Conditional


Past present future tense of burn?

Past simple: burned/burntPast continuous/progressive: was burningPresent simple: (I/you/we/they) burn; (he/she/it) burnsPresent continuous/progressive: (am/is/are) burningFuture: will burn, shall burn; (am/is/are) going to burnFuture continuous/progressive: will be burningPERFECT TENSESPast perfect: had burned/burntPresent perfect: have burned/burntFuture perfect: will have burned/burntPast perfect continuous: had been burningPresent perfect continuous: has been burningFuture perfect continuous: will have been burning


What are the 5 progressive tense?

There are actually 6: Present progressive tense Present perfect progressive tense Past progressive tense Past perfect progressive tense Future progressive tense Future perfect progressive tense The progressive tense is also known as the continuous tense.


How many types of tenses?

There are three main types of tenses: past, present, and future. Each type can be further divided into simple, continuous (progressive), perfect, and perfect continuous forms.


What are the 5 forms of the verb in the past tense?

The five forms of a verb in the past tense are simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, and past perfect progressive. Each form conveys a specific aspect of an action or event that occurred in the past.

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Show all word tenses?

Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future perfect Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive Past Emphatic Present Emphatic Conditional


Are there twelve progressive verb forms in English?

There are 6 progressive forms:Present progressive tense.Present perfect progressive tense.Past progressive tense.Past perfect progressive tense.Future progressive tense.Future perfect progressive tense.The progressive tense is also commonly referred to as the continuous tense.


Past present future tense of burn?

Past simple: burned/burntPast continuous/progressive: was burningPresent simple: (I/you/we/they) burn; (he/she/it) burnsPresent continuous/progressive: (am/is/are) burningFuture: will burn, shall burn; (am/is/are) going to burnFuture continuous/progressive: will be burningPERFECT TENSESPast perfect: had burned/burntPresent perfect: have burned/burntFuture perfect: will have burned/burntPast perfect continuous: had been burningPresent perfect continuous: has been burningFuture perfect continuous: will have been burning


What is the past progressive tense of visit?

The past progressive (past continuous) is "was visiting." (were visiting) The past perfect progressive is "had been visiting."


What are the 5 progressive tense?

There are actually 6: Present progressive tense Present perfect progressive tense Past progressive tense Past perfect progressive tense Future progressive tense Future perfect progressive tense The progressive tense is also known as the continuous tense.


What is the tense for the word dancing?

The word "dancing" is a gerund form, used as a noun (e.g. Dancing is hard work.)But the -ing form is also used in the "continuous" or progressive tenses.Present continuous: I am dancing.Past continuous: I was dancing.Future continuous: I will be dancing.Present perfect continuous: I have been dancing.Past perfect continuous: I had been dancing.Future perfect continuous: I will have been dancing.


How many forms are in the tenses?

There are three basic tenses - past, present and future. These three tenses have four forms - simple, perfect, continuous (also known as progressive) and perfect continuous.


How many types of tenses?

There are three main types of tenses: past, present, and future. Each type can be further divided into simple, continuous (progressive), perfect, and perfect continuous forms.


What are the tesnsses of verb?

Every verb has a past, present, and future tense. Each past, present, and future tense also has a perfect form, progressive (continuous) form, and a perfect continuous form.


Can somebody tell me the difference between Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous please?

Present Perfect is a form that will use the verb ''to have" + past participle of the main verb. e.g I have walked.Present Perfect Continuous is a form that will use the verb ''to have'' + to be (past participle) +verb + ing. e.g I have been walking.


How many verb tenses are there in English?

Three simple tenses. Three perfect tenses. Six progressive forms. So, twelve.In order:/_Past Perfect_/_Past_/_ Present Perfect_/_Present_/_Future Perfect_/_Future+progressive (continuous) in all tenses;Simple Present - I walkSimple Past - I walkedSimple Future - I will [or shall] walkPresent Perfect - I have walkedPast Perfect - I had walkedFuture Perfect - I will have walkedPresent Progressive - I am walkingPast Progressive - I was walkingFuture Progressive - I will be walkingPresent Perfect Progressive - I have been walkingPast Perfect Progressive - I had been walkingFuture Perfect Progressive - I will have been walkingIn addition there are two emphatic tenses:Present emphatic - I do walk.Past emphatic - I did walk.


What are the 5 forms of the verb in the past tense?

The five forms of a verb in the past tense are simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, and past perfect progressive. Each form conveys a specific aspect of an action or event that occurred in the past.