perfect progressive

per·fect pro·gres·sive

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective, noun pur-fikt pruh-gres-iv]
- /adjective, noun ˈpɜr fɪkt prəˈgrɛs ɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective, noun pur-fikt pruh-gres-iv]
- /adjective, noun ˈpɜr fɪkt prəˈgrɛs ɪv/

Definition of perfect progressive words

noun perfect progressive a verb form including the auxiliary have followed by been and a present participle, noting the continuation of an activity or event, its incompleteness or interruption, and its connection to the temporal point of reference, as in I've been waiting for over an hour, They had been talking about her before she came into the room, or In July, he will have been living here for two years. 1

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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