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[しん()·こう()·けい()]
shinkoukei
noun

Root Words:

[しん()·こう() + けい()]
shinkou + kei

English Meaning(s) for 進行形

noun
  1. progressive form
  2. in progress (e.g. of a project)

Meanings for each kanji in 進行形

» advance; proceed; progress; promote
» going; journey
» shape; form; style

Stroke Order Diagrams for 進行形

Sample Sentences for 進行形

The future progressive tense is used when expressing events and action in progress at some future point, however the example sentence cannot be understood in that way.
The grammatical form employed here is the present progressive.
In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
In a progressive tense sentence it becomes the -ing form verb, that is the present participle.
The example is a past progressive tense sentence. How was everybody taught when they were learning about progressive tense?

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