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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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differences between present progressive and present participle
  

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The present progressive is a tense that can be used as the main verb in a clause. I am going shopping. The present participle is one of the 4 basic verb forms: go -> infinitive going -> present particlple went - > past gone -> past participle

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  • The present progressive is a tense that can be used as the main verb in a clause.
  • I am going shopping.
  • The present participle is one of the 4 basic verb forms: go -> infinitive going -> present particlple went - > past gone -> past participle
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The present progressive is a tense that can be used as the main verb in a clause.

I am going shopping.

The present participle is one of the 4 basic verb forms:
go -> infinitive
going -> present particlple

went - > past
gone -> past participle
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Anonymous differences between present progressive and present participle
A present form of be + present participle = present progressive.

[am / is / are] + ---ing = present progressive.

sleeping ~ present participle

am sleeping, is sleeping, are sleeping ~ present progressive

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