Fun Easy English - American English Grammar Progressive aspect.

Learning objectives

In this lesson you will learn the definition of progressive aspect and study examples of progressive aspect.

Definition of progressive aspect

Progressive aspect is an action, event, or condition which is continuing and includes the following:
past progressive
present progressive
future progressive
The table below shows the progressive aspect

tense & aspect		aspect
tense & aspect		simple	perfect	progressive	perfect progressive
tense	past	simple past	past perfect	past progressive	past perfect progressive
	present	simple present	present perfect	present progressive	present perfect progressive
	future	simple future	future perfect	future progressive	future perfect progressive

Examples of progressive aspect

Past progressive: "I was going."
I was painting the house.
I was eating breakfast this morning.
I was going to the bookstore with my best friend.
Present progressive: "I am going." This is used to express what most other languages use the simple present tense for. Note that this form in English can also be used to express future actions, such as in the phrase "We're going to the movies tonight."
I am painting the house.
I am eating breakfast this morning.
I am going to the bookstore with my best friend.
Future progressive: "I will be going."
I will be painting the house.
I will be eating breakfast this morning.
I will be going to the bookstore with my best friend.