Verb Tense Quiz
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Which category expresses time reference in grammar?

  • Aspect
  • Mood
  • Tense (correct)
  • Voice
  • In some languages, what can tense express relative to the moment of speaking?

  • Time relative to the past
  • Time relative to the future
  • Time relative to the present (correct)
  • Both past and future simultaneously
  • What is a characteristic of tenseless languages like most of the Chinese languages?

  • They have finer tense distinctions
  • They are only found in Sino-Tibetan languages
  • They lack verb forms and constructions
  • They can possess a future and nonfuture system (correct)
  • What is the term for tense that is relativized to a point in the past or future established in the discourse?

    <p>Relative tense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In some languages, what are traditionally called tenses may in modern analysis be regarded as combinations of tense with what category?

    <p>Aspect</p> Signup and view all the answers

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