perfect continuous.
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perfect continuous. — See perfect progressive. [1920 25] … Useful english dictionary
Present Perfect Continuous — Die Englische Grammatik ist die Grammatik der englischen Sprache. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Satzbau 2 Wortarten 2.1 Substantive (Nouns) 2.1.1 Numerus 2.1.2 Genera … Deutsch Wikipedia
future perfect continuous — noun A tense used to express an ongoing action completed after some time in the future. In English it is formed by use of will have been (or shall have been) and a present participle. Example: By the end of this year, I will have been working… … Wiktionary
present perfect continuous — noun A tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time, started in the recent past. In English it is formed by using have been with a present participle. Syn: present perfect progressive … Wiktionary
past perfect continuous — noun A tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing up to a certain time in the past. In English it is formed by using had been with a present participle. Syn: past perfect progressive See Also: past contin … Wiktionary
Continuous and progressive aspects — The continuous and progressive aspects (abbreviated cont and prog) are grammatical aspects that express incomplete action in progress at a specific time: they are non habitual, imperfective aspects. It is a verb category with two principal… … Wikipedia
perfect progressive — Gram. (in English) 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… … Universalium
perfect progressive — Gram. (in English) 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… … Useful english dictionary
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perfect infinitive — This is the type to have been, to have said, etc., and occurs most commonly after the verbs appear and seem: She appeared to have encouraged him / That seemed to have been an isolated incident. In each case the reported event occurred before the… … Modern English usage
