aspect_progressive.jpg
The image displays a grammatical diagram on a plain white background, rendered in black text and lines. At the very top center of the page is the title word "Progressive," written in a large serif typeface.

Below the title is a timeline diagram consisting of several elements:

1.  **The Timeline:** Near the bottom of the image, there is a long horizontal line with arrowheads on both the far left and far right ends, indicating that time continues indefinitely in both directions.
2.  **The Present Moment:** On this horizontal line, slightly to the right of the center, there is a solid black dot. Directly beneath this dot is the word "Now."
3.  **The Action:** Floating above the timeline is a bracket symbol—a horizontal line with curved ends that curve downwards (resembling a square bracket turned upside down). Inside or just above this bracket is the text "I'm working" enclosed in quotation marks.
4.  **The Connection:** A vertical dotted line connects the center of the bracket directly to the solid black dot labeled "Now."

The diagram visually represents the concept that the present progressive tense ("I'm working") covers a period of time that includes the current moment ("Now"), extending slightly before and after it, rather than being an instantaneous action.
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