| 单词 | past progressive |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspast progressive past progressive n. and adj. Grammar (a) n. a tense combining past time reference with the progressive aspect, the imperfect tense (see imperfect n. 1); (b) adj. designating this tense, imperfect (imperfect adj. 6). ΚΠ 1870 E. H. Magill French Prose & Poetry iii. 400 The e mute counts for nothing in the measure in the verbal ending aient in the past progressive and conditional. 1874 J. Mulligan Expos. of Grammatical Struct. of Eng. Lang. iii. 95 The compound tense, expressive of past progressive action, which usually represents the imperfect of other languages, cannot be properly used here. 1935 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 19 248 Although for pedagogical reasons a separate rule for the past progressive function might be retained, the above [rule] would..also cover this use, for the past progressive always implies simultaneity of at least two past events or conditions. 2001 Jrnl. Speech, Hearing & Lang. Res. (Nexis) 44 The use of past progressive forms in past tense contexts cannot be regarded as incorrect... The present tense form of the auxiliary is used for present progressive and the imperfect form of the auxiliary is used for past progressive. < as lemmas |
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