progressive tense

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progressive tense(
pruh
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greh
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sihv
 
tehns
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el tiempo continuo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The progressive tenses are formed by combining the verb "estar" with the gerund of the main verb.Se forman los tiempos continuos por combinar el verbo "estar" con el gerundio del verbo principal.
b. el tiempo progresivo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The progressive tenses are used more in English than Spanish.Se usan los tiempos progresivos más en inglés que en castellano.
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