What is the difference between time, tense, aspect and mood?
Does the past simple refer only to past time?
Does the present simple only refer to present time?
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Good questions benbaaa, though I suspect you know the answers already.
I'll answer the obvious one first...
No it doesn't.Originally Posted by benbaaa
It can be used to talk about future time, especially with regard to timetables.
"the plane takes off at 3.00 tomorrow."
in joke narrative also.
"I am in this pub right, when this bird walks in yeah...."
I always call it the 'usual tense', because it refers to what usually happens.Originally Posted by benbaaa
I'll have to give this one some thought.Originally Posted by benbaaa
I had assumed it did.
I suspect from your question that it doesn't.
still not sure, but how about in the case of formal, polite enquiries.Originally Posted by benbaaa
"I wonder if you could open the window."
is this actually the past simple or not?
or reported speech.
"He told me he was Welsh."
I'd tell you the answer if I knew.
He knows.
I guess he knows.
I would imagine that he knows.
I would think that he knew.
Any help?
What tense is it, then?Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
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the second conditional tense.
No such animal.
A language consistency question.
Which is correct, "Chiang Mai Noon" or "ChiangMai noon"?
To suggest Americans don't use the present perfect is "twisted and utterly wrong." How long have you lived in the U.S., by the way, to come up with such an informed observation?
Similarly, Americans say "I've gotten over it" and the British say 'I've got over it," which is correct?
Neither. It makes no difference to meaning, which is paramount. The rest is chauvinism
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Thanks for boosting the thread so hootad.
it is meant to be light hearted.
I base my observations on the lack of perfect usage on teahers that strugle with it more than students especially in regard to the yets and already's.
also movies and HBO series.
And one more post for yet another century....Originally Posted by a. boozer
Excellent work me.
that's number 48 up.
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