Question

Choose the sentence with a progressive verb aspect. Some jewels were stolen from a local mansion. A witness had seen the thieves running from the residence. The robbers' getaway car was approaching the edge of town. A police officer manages to catch the thieves.

Answer 1

The progressive aspect, also called continuing aspect, is the aspect of a verb that indicates that an action or condition is ongoing, continuing. This action may be taking place in the past, present or future. This structure is generally composed of an auxiliary verb BE and a present participle.

Taking all this into consideration, the sentence with a progressive verb aspect is The robbers' getaway car was approaching the edge of town.

Answer 2

"the robbers getaway car [ was approaching] - progressive aspect.