continuous tense

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Synonyms: continuous tone

Antonyms: continuous tone

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} A verb tense expressing ongoing action; in English, any of the tenses formed with the [[present participle]], namely [[present continuous]] ("I am dreaming"), [[past continuous]] ("I was dreaming"), [[present perfect continuous]] ("I have been dreaming"), [[past perfect continuous]] ("I had been dreaming"), [[future continuous]] ("I will be dreaming") or [[future perfect continuous]] ("I will have been dreaming").

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