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The progressive (continuous) tense describes continuing action.

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The progressive (continuous) tense indicates a continuing action. Progressive verbs always end in -ing.

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What are perfect verb tenses?

The perfect tense is used to describe an action which has occurred solely in the past and has been completed. For example I ate sausage. "I ate" is a completed action. Compare this with I was eating sausage when the door bell sounded. I was eating is in the imperfect tense because the action was continuing in the past but was unfinished when something else occured.


How do verb tenses function in sentences?

they clarify when an action occurs


Is flickering a verb?

Yes. It is a verb form. It is the present participle in the continuous tenses (is flickering, was flickering) but can also be used to describe something, where it is an adjective e.g. a flickering candle. It can also be a noun (gerund).


What are the other words of verb?

A verb is also known as an action word, and there are past, present, and future tenses.


Is have a linking verb?

No. It is either an action verb (possess, own) or a helper verb (auxiliary verb) used to form perfect tenses (e.g. I have been, I have seen).


How do you use physical action verb?

A physical verb is a verb that is used to describe the action of a sentence


Is stimulated a action verb?

A verb is a word to describe an action, so simulated is to similate something. (there is no such thing as an action verb)


What is the difference between a perfect tense and a simple tense?

The word simple is used to describe tenses that have only one verb. eg past simple or present simple.Perfect is used to describe an action that is completed/finished. eg present perfect or past perfect


The basic verb tenses are singular and plural?

No - basic verb tenses are present, past and future.


Is the word hung linking or action verb?

Hung is a linking verb "Hung" is an action verb. A linking verb does not describe an action. Also, "hung" can be used as both a transitive or intransitive verb.


What is present perfect continous tense?

The present perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that has just recently stopped or an action that is continuing up to now.It follows this structure:Subject + Auxiliary Verb 'Has/Have' + Auxiliary Verb 'Been' + Present Participle.For example:I have been walking.She has been singing.


Write a word that is a verb?

A verb is an action, such as: run, hop, is (he IS over there), thought. They have different different tenses (when they happen). Example: Ran is the "past"-tense for run.