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What are the main tenses found in many languages?
What are the main tenses found in many languages?
- Past, nonfuture, and future
- Past, present, and nonpast
- Past, present, and future (correct)
- Past, nonpast, and future
Which term describes tense that is relativized to a point in the past or future established in the discourse?
Which term describes tense that is relativized to a point in the past or future established in the discourse?
- Absolute tense
- Discourse tense
- Relative tense (correct)
- Near vs remote tense
What are some languages that make finer tense distinctions?
What are some languages that make finer tense distinctions?
- Past perfect vs future perfect
- Remote vs recent past, near vs remote future (correct)
- Past continuous vs future continuous
- Simple past vs simple future
Which languages are mentioned as tenseless?
Which languages are mentioned as tenseless?
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In what way are tense and aspect connected?
In what way are tense and aspect connected?
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