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What is tense in grammar?
What is tense in grammar?
- A category expressing aspect
- A category expressing verb conjugation
- A category expressing mood
- A category expressing time reference (correct)
Which tenses are usually found in many languages?
Which tenses are usually found in many languages?
- Past, present, and perfect
- Past, present, and continuous
- Past, present, and subjunctive
- Past, present, and future (correct)
What is an example of a finer tense distinction?
What is an example of a finer tense distinction?
- Perfect vs imperfect past
- Past vs present
- Continuous vs simple past
- Remote vs recent past (correct)
What is relative tense?
What is relative tense?
How are tense and aspect connected?
How are tense and aspect connected?
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What is tense?
What is tense?
A category in grammar that expresses time reference.
Common tenses
Common tenses
Past, present, and future.
Relative tense
Relative tense
A tense whose meaning is relative to a past or future point established in the discourse.
Tense and aspect connection
Tense and aspect connection
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Finer tense distinction example
Finer tense distinction example
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