Universal #481

Legacy number: 481

 Number  479
 Original  There is never a special future progressive form unless there is a past progressive form as well.
 Standardized  IF there is future progressive form, THEN there is also a past progressive form.
 Formula  ¬past progressive form ⇒ ¬future progressive form
 Keywords  tense, past, future, aspect, progressive
 Domain  inflection
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages surveyed in Blansitt 1975
 Source  Blansitt 1975: 30

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