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present progressive

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Noun1.present progressive - a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance
continuous tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, progressive, progressive tense - a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going


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A proportional tax with a rate of 10 percent would yield the same revenue as the present progressive income tax.
Using the present progressive tense turns a problem into a process that is going on now, and hence can be changed.
As any grammar book will tell you, present progressive is good for temporary actions taking place within a limited time span, "Kevin is courting Megan," "Megan is dating Steve,"--for now, is understood.
 
 
 
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