| query | In English grammar, c_________ verb groups are formed using the auxiliary 'be' and the present participle of a verb, as in 'I'm feeling a bit tired ' and 'She had been watching them for some time'. Continuous verb groups are used especially when you are focusing on a particular moment . Compare simple .In English grammar, continuous verb groups are formed using the auxiliary 'be' and the present participle of a verb, as in 'I'm feeling a bit tired ' and 'She had been watching them for some time'. Continuous verb groups are used especially when you are focusing on a particular moment . Compare simple . |
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| word | continuous |
| full-definition | adjective A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping . Residents report that they heard continuous gunfire. ...all employees who had a record of five years' continuous employment with the firm. There is a continuous stream of phone calls. The civil war has raged almost continuously for ten years. It is the oldest continuously-inhabited city in America. A continuous line or surface has no gaps or holes in it. ...a continuous line of boats. ...the continuous frieze of sculpted figures. In English grammar, continuous verb groups are formed using the auxiliary 'be' and the present participle of a verb, as in 'I'm feeling a bit tired ' and 'She had been watching them for some time'. Continuous verb groups are used especially when you are focusing on a particular moment . Compare simple . |
| inflections | continuously |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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