continuous tense continuous receiver watch • continuum · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · continuous tense · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going. Synonyms: progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · progressive · · Synonym 1 progressive tense · · Synonym 2 imperfect · · Synonym 3 imperfect tense · · Synonym 4 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075