Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

past progressive tense

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: past pro-gres-sive tense
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past

Example Sentences

"‘I had been running’ is an example of the past progressive"

Synonyms

past progressive

Questions

What does past progressive tense mean?: a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past

How to pronounce past progressive tense

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