Perfect Progressive Tense (grammar lesson)


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Perfect Progressive Tense - Glossary of Terms

Perfect Progressive Tense

Two perfect progressive tenses (future and past) describe "on-going" actions that have come to an end. The present perfect progressive tense, on the other hand, describes an action that started in the past and continues into the future.

Examples:

The past perfect progressive tense: I had been going

The present prefect progressive tense: I have been going

The future perfect progressive tense: I will have been going

They are said to be in the perfect progressive aspect.

See also:

Glossary of grammatical terms

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