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progressive aspect

/prəˈɡresɪv ˈæspekt/

Traducción: Aspecto gramatical que indica una acción en curso, continua o que ocurre en un momento determinado del tiempo, a menudo formado con el verbo auxiliar 'estar' y el gerundio del verbo principal.

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C1formalcommon/prəˈɡresɪv ˈæspekt/

A grammatical aspect used to describe an action that is ongoing, continuous, or in progress at a particular time, often formed with a form of 'to be' and a present participle.

  • 🇪🇸Aspecto gramatical que indica una acción en curso, continua o que ocurre en un momento determinado del tiempo, a menudo formado con el verbo auxiliar 'estar' y el gerundio del verbo principal.
  1. Grammatical aspect B2 formal

    A verb form used to describe an action that is ongoing, continuous, or in progress at a particular time.

    • In the sentence 'She is reading a book,' the verb 'is reading' is in the progressive aspect.
    • The progressive aspect is often formed with the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle.
    • He was walking home when it started to rain, showing the past progressive aspect.

    🇪🇸aspecto progresivo