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過去進行形 (かこしんこうけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

過か去こ進しん行こう形けい

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Meanings

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noun

past progressive form; past progressive tense

grammar

A grammatical term referring to the verb form that expresses an ongoing action in the past, equivalent to 'was/were doing' in English.

英語えいごのかの過去こしんこ進行形うけいは「わず／は「was/were + 動詞どうしのいのing形んぐけい」で表あらわします。
The English past progressive form is expressed with 'was/were + verb-ing'.

Kanji

過overdo, exceed, go beyond
去gone, past, quit
進advance, proceed, progress
行going, journey, carry out
形shape, form, style

Similar words

現げん在ざい進しん行こう形けい
Refers to the present progressive form ('am/is/are doing'), while 過去進行形 refers to the past progressive.
過か去こ形けい
The simple past tense form, which describes a completed action, unlike the ongoing nature of the past progressive.

Etymology

Compound of 過去 (past) + 進行形 (progressive form), a direct translation of the English grammatical term.