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How to Make Present Progressive Tense in Infinite Craft

Present Progressive Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Progressive Thinker. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseProgressive ThinkerPresent Progressive Tense

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 90

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27MountainTractorBulldozer
  28. 28MountainMountainMountain Range
  29. 29Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
  30. 30BulldozerTea PartyCongress
  31. 31BulldozerCongressProgress
  32. 32FireSunSolar
  33. 33PlanetSolarSystem
  34. 34ProgressSystemProgressive
  35. 35FireWindSmoke
  36. 36SmokeWaterFog
  37. 37DustWindSandstorm
  38. 38EarthFireLava
  39. 39LavaWaterStone
  40. 40SandstormStoneSphinx
  41. 41FogSphinxRiddle
  42. 42RiddleWindAnswer
  43. 43AnswerSteamQuestion
  44. 44EngineTractorTank
  45. 45QuestionTankThink
  46. 46ProgressiveThinkProgressive Thinker
  47. 47Present TenseProgressive ThinkerPresent Progressive Tense
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense26Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain27Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer28Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range29Mountain Range + Teaโ†’ Tea Party30Bulldozer + Tea Partyโ†’ Congress31Bulldozer + Congressโ†’ Progress32Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar33Planet + Solarโ†’ System34Progress + Systemโ†’ Progressive35Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke36Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog37Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm38Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava39Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone40Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx41Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle42Riddle + Windโ†’ Answer43Answer + Steamโ†’ Question44Engine + Tractorโ†’ Tank45Question + Tankโ†’ Think46Progressive + Thinkโ†’ Progressive Thinker47Present Tense + Progressive Thinkerโ†’ Present Progressive Tense

What you can make with Present Progressive Tense

Present Progressive Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
90
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

Similar effort to Present Progressive Tense, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Progressive Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Progressive Thinker. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Progressive Tense?

47 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Present Progressive Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Progressive Tense?

Only one known combination produces Present Progressive Tense.

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