Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements xiii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. The theoretical basis of the study 7
6. 3. Progressives in theoretical studies and grammars of English 19
7. 4. Progressives in spoken British English 37
8. 5. Progressive teaching(?) 171
9. 6. Progressives in real spoken English and in “school” English 243
10. 7. Pedagogical implications 275
11. 8. Conclusions 293
12. Notes 299
13. References 309
14. Index 325