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Progressive Aspect

Progressive Aspect

Progressive aspect is a continuous aspect that expresses processes, not states.

(English)

The be + -ing construction indicates progressive aspect. Its characteristic of expressing processes rather than states can be seen in the following examples:

  • Fred is silly.
  • Fred is being silly.
  • The first example is stative; the second is processual and paraphrasable as "Fred is acting in a silly manner."

    Page/s: 231
    Source: Richards, Platt, and Weber 1985

    Richards, Jack, John Platt, and Heidi Weber. 1985.Longman dictionary of applied linguistics. Harlow, Essex, England: Longman.

    Page/s: 940
    Source: Mish 1991

    Mish, Frederick (editor). 1991.Webster's ninth new collegiate dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. 1,564 pages. 0877795088; indexed 0877795096; deluxe 087779510X.

    Page/s: 428
    Source: Crystal 1987

    Crystal, David. 1987.The Cambridge encyclopedia of language. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.

    Page/s: 12, 33–36
    Source: Comrie 1976a

    Comrie, Bernard. 1976a.Aspect: An introduction to verbal aspect and related problems. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.

    Page/s: 215
    Source: Chung and Timberlake 1985

    Chung, Sandra, and Alan Timberlake. 1985.Tense, aspect, and mood . In Shopen 1985d

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