Pluperfect Progressive
This article describes the usage of the various forms of verbs in the English language. This includes the uses of finite verb forms such as go, goes and went, non-finite forms such as (to) go, going and gone, and combinations (catenae) of such forms together with auxiliary verbs, such as was going and would have gone. The uses considered include the expression of tense (time reference), aspect, mood and modality, in various configurations.
For details of how the inflected forms of verbs are produced in English, see English verbs. For the grammatical structure of clauses, including word order, see English clause syntax. For certain other particular topics, see the articles listed in the box to the right.
Read more about Pluperfect Progressive: Inflected Forms of Verbs, Verbs in Combination, Tenses, Aspects and Moods, Active and Passive Voice, Negation and Questions, Modal Verbs, Have Got and can See, Been and gone, Conditional Sentences, Expressions of Wish, Indirect Speech, Dependent Clauses, Uses of Non-finite Verbs, Deverbal Uses
Famous quotes containing the word progressive:
“The self ... might be regarded as a sort of citadel of the mind, fortified without and containing selected treasures within, while love is an undivided share in the rest of the universe. In a healthy mind each contributes to the growth of the other: what we love intensely or for a long time we are likely to bring within the citadel, and to assert as part of ourself. On the other hand, it is only on the basis of a substantial self that a person is capable of progressive sympathy or love.”
—Charles Horton Cooley (1864–1929)