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1 progressive
[-sɪv]1. adjective1) developing and advancing by stages:مُتَقَدِّم، تَصاعُديa progressive illness.
2) using, or favouring, new methods:تَقَدُّميThe new headmaster is very progressive.
3) (grammar ) ( also continuous) (of a verb tense or form) indicating an activity that is, was, or will be continuing at some period of time:مُسْتَمِرThe progressive form of a verb is be + verb-ing (= be + present participle) (eg is working, was waiting, have been dancing).
2. nounصيغَة الفِعْل المُسْتَمِرThe sentence "They were watching TV". is in the progressive.
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2 be
[biː] present tense am [am] are [aː], is [ɪz]: past tense was [wɔz], were [wəː]: present participle ˈbeing: past participle been [biːn], (American) [bɪn]: subjunctive were [wəː]: short forms I'm [aɪm] ( I am), you're [juə] ( you are), he's [hiːz] ( he is), she's [ʃiːz] ( she is), it's [ɪts] ( it is), we're [wɪə] ( we are), they're [θeə] ( they are): negative short forms isn't [ˈɪznt] ( is not), aren't [aːnt] ( are not), wasn't [ˈwɔznt] ( was not), weren't [wəːnt] ( were not) verb1) used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses:يَسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء الفِعْل المُضارِع المُسْتَمـرWhat were you saying?.
2) used with a present participle to form a type of future tense:يُسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء فِعْل المُسْتَقْبَلI'm going to London.
3) used with a past participle to form the passive voice:يستعمل لبناء صيغة يُسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء صيغَة المَجْهولHe was shot.
4) used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose ( The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.dيُسْتَعْمَل مع المَصْدَر للتَّعْبير عن عِدّة أفكار مثل: ضَروره، هَدَف، مُستَقْبَل مُحْتَمَل5) used in giving or asking for information about something or someone:Is he alive?
يُسْتَعْمَل لِطَلَب مَعْلوماتThey are being silly.
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