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American English Grammar
Perfect progressive aspect
Learning objectives
  • Learn the definition of perfect progressive aspect
  • Study examples of perfect progressive aspect
Definition of perfect progressive aspect

  • Perfect progressive aspect is an action, event, or condition which is continuing and then is complete and includes the following:

    • past perfect progressive

    • present perfect progressive

    • future perfect progressive

  • The table below shows the perfect progressive aspect

tense & aspect 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 perfect progressive aspect

  • Past perfect progressive: "I had been going." Usually expressed with duration, this indicates that an event was ongoing for a specific time, then completed before a specific event.

    • I had been painting the house.

    • I had been eating breakfast this morning.

    • I had been going to the bookstore with my best friend.

  • Present perfect progressive: "I have been going." This is used to express that an event started at some time in the past and continues to the present.

    • I have been painting the house.

    • I have been eating breakfast this morning.

    • I have been going to the bookstore with my best friend.

  • Future perfect progressive: "I will have been going."

    • I will have been painting the house.

    • I will have been eating breakfast this morning.

    • I will have been going to the bookstore with my best friend.
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