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−	The progressive aspect represents an action that is on-going, incomplete or iterative. In English we mark the progressive using the auxiliary 'be' and the [[Present Participle (definition)\|present participle]], e.g. ''I am leaving''. In Gaelic, the progressive aspect is marked with the auxiliary [Bi (irregular verb)\|bi]], the particle ~~[[A' (aspect marker)\|~~a']] and the [[Verbal Noun (definition)]], e.g. ''the mi a' falbh]].	+	The progressive aspect represents an action that is on-going, incomplete or iterative. In English we mark the progressive using the auxiliary 'be' and the [[Present Participle (definition)\|present participle]], e.g. ''I am leaving''. In Gaelic, the progressive aspect is marked with the auxiliary [Bi (irregular verb)\|bi]], the particle a' and the [[Verbal Noun (definition)]], e.g. ''the mi a' falbh]].

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		+	The progressive aspect represents an action that is on-going, incomplete or iterative. In English we mark the progressive using the auxiliary 'be' and the [[Present Participle (definition)\|present participle]], e.g. ''I am leaving''. In Gaelic, the progressive aspect is marked with the auxiliary [Bi (irregular verb)\|bi]], the particle [[A' (aspect marker)\|a']] and the [[Verbal Noun (definition)]], e.g. ''the mi a' falbh]].

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-refers to a type of verb. Progressive Verbs are continuous (Ex. I’m going) or emphasizes the duration and frequency of an action. They are sometimes referred in the category of tense and other times referred to in the category of aspect.  They are the opposite of temporal or durative verbs.
 ==See Also==
 ==External Links==
+*http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Progressive-aspect
-http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Progressive-aspect
+The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
+*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_and_progressive_aspects
 ==References==
 [[Category: Aspect]]
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]

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	refers to a type of verb. Progressive Verbs are continuous (Ex. I’m going) or emphasizes the duration and frequency of an action. They are sometimes referred in the category of tense and other times referred to in the category of aspect. They are the opposite of temporal or durative verbs.		refers to a type of verb. Progressive Verbs are continuous (Ex. I’m going) or emphasizes the duration and frequency of an action. They are sometimes referred in the category of tense and other times referred to in the category of aspect. They are the opposite of temporal or durative verbs.
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		+	==See Also==
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		+	==External Links==
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		+	http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Progressive-aspect
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		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_and_progressive_aspects

	==References==		==References==

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		+	refers to a type of verb. Progressive Verbs are continuous (Ex. I’m going) or emphasizes the duration and frequency of an action. They are sometimes referred in the category of tense and other times referred to in the category of aspect. They are the opposite of temporal or durative verbs.
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		+	==References==
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		+	Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
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		+	Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.
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