PERFECT PROGRESSIVE Flashcards

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  • This aspect combines the sense of “prior” of the perfect with the meaning of
    “incompleteness” inherent in the progressive aspect.
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Perfect Progressive

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There are three forms

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  1. Present Perfect Progressive
  2. Past Perfect Progressive
  3. Future Perfect Progressive
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began in the past and still continuing or were recently completed in a relevant time

Subject + helping verb (in present form, has or have) + (past participle of be; been) + present participle of verb

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Present Perfect Progressive

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actions that are on going before a specific point in the past

Subject + helping verb (in past form, had) + (past participle of be; been) + present participle of verb

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Past Perfect Progressive

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actions that will be ongoing up to a certain time in the future

Subject + will + helping verb (in present form, only have) + (past participle of be; been) + present participle of verb

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Future Perfect Progressive

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