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Which term is used interchangeably with the continuous aspect in English?
Which term is used interchangeably with the continuous aspect in English?
What do the continuous and progressive aspects express?
What do the continuous and progressive aspects express?
Which language distinguishes between progressive and continuous aspects?
Which language distinguishes between progressive and continuous aspects?
What does the progressive aspect denote in Chinese?
What does the progressive aspect denote in Chinese?
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How do the semantics of the aspects vary?
How do the semantics of the aspects vary?
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Which verb form is commonly referred to as a tense, although it encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time?
Which verb form is commonly referred to as a tense, although it encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time?
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What is the most commonly used verb form in English, accounting for more than half of verbs in spoken English?
What is the most commonly used verb form in English, accounting for more than half of verbs in spoken English?
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Which verb form has a basic form consisting of a single word, in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive and present perfect?
Which verb form has a basic form consisting of a single word, in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive and present perfect?
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Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
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Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
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Which verb form is commonly referred to as a tense, although it encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time?
Which verb form is commonly referred to as a tense, although it encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time?
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What is the basic form of the simple present tense for nearly all English verbs?
What is the basic form of the simple present tense for nearly all English verbs?
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Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
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Which verb form accounts for more than half of verbs in spoken English?
Which verb form accounts for more than half of verbs in spoken English?
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Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
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Which verb form is associated with the present tense in modern English?
Which verb form is associated with the present tense in modern English?
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What is the basic form of the simple present tense for nearly all English verbs?
What is the basic form of the simple present tense for nearly all English verbs?
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Which verb form is the most commonly used in English?
Which verb form is the most commonly used in English?
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Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
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Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
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Study Notes
Aspects of English Grammar
- The continuous aspect is used interchangeably with the progressive aspect in English.
- The continuous and progressive aspects express ongoing or temporary actions.
Progressive and Continuous Aspects Across Languages
- Chinese distinguishes between progressive and continuous aspects.
- In Chinese, the progressive aspect denotes an action that is in progress at a specific time.
Semantics of Aspects
- The semantics of aspects vary between languages.
Present Simple Tense
- The present simple tense is commonly referred to as a tense, although it encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time.
- The most commonly used verb form in English, accounting for more than half of verbs in spoken English.
- Has a basic form consisting of a single word, in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive and present perfect.
- Adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular.
- Has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are.
- The basic form of the simple present tense for nearly all English verbs is the base form of the verb.
- Is the most commonly used verb form in English.
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Test your understanding of the continuous and progressive aspects in English grammar. Learn how to express incomplete action or state in progress with this quiz.
