Progressive tense
进行时
📖 牛津释义
progressive tense
(also continuous tense), (grammar) any of the verb tenses which express action that continues over a period of time, using the -ing form, as in `I am/was/will be/have been writing' 进行时态（动词时态, 表示某一期间持续的动作, 使用-ing形式, 如I am/was/will be/have been writing中者）
the present progressive tense 现在进行时态.
🧩 词语组成解析
🗣️ 情景例句
How about cleaning up a bit around here?
你是不是该把这儿收拾一下？
I get up at 6 o'clock every day.
我每天在6点钟起床。
On the other hand, I felt sad that I wasn't able to tell my grandparents that we were safe.
另一方面，我为不能告诉我的祖父母我们十分安全而感到难过。