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• What is the definition of a tense?

According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, the term ‘tense’ is defined as “any of the forms of a verb that may be used to show the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.” The Merriam-Webster Dictionary provides a slightly different definition. According to it, the word ‘tense’ is defined as “a distinction of form in a verb to express distinctions of time or duration of the action or state it denotes.”

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“The tense of a verb group is its form, which usually shows whether you are referring to past, present, or future time”, according to the Collins Dictionary, and the Cambridge Dictionary defines ‘tense’ as ”any of the forms of a verb which show the time at which an action happened.” What is tense? In the English language, the word ‘tense’ is used to denote a characteristic of the verb in a sentence. The tense of a verb is used to depict the particular time in which a specific or event is taking place.

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*Tenses and their functions The table below gives an overview of some of the basic functions of tenses and aspects. Tenses locate an event in time, while aspects communicate durations and relationships between events that happen at different times. Tense Function Example Present simple used for facts, generalizations, and truths that are not affected by the passage of time “She writes a lot of papers for her classes.” Past simple used for events completed in the past “She wrote the papers for all of her classes last month.” Future simple used for events to be completed in the future “She will write papers for her classes next semester.” Present perfect used to describe events that began in the past and are expected to continue, or to emphasize the relevance of past events to the present moment “She has written papers for most of her classes, but she still has some papers left to write.” Past perfect used to describe events that happened prior to other events in the past “She had written several papers for her classes before she switched universities.” Future perfect used to describe events that will be completed between now and a specific point in the future “She will have written many papers for her classes by the end of the semester.” Present continuous used to describe currently ongoing (usually temporary) actions “She is writing a paper for her class.” Past continuous used to describe ongoing past events, often in relation to the occurrence of another event “She was writing a paper for her class when her pencil broke.” Future continuous used to describe future events that are expected to continue over a period of time “She will be writing a lot of papers for her classes next year.” Present perfect continuous used to describe events that started in the past and continue into the present or were recently completed, emphasizing their relevance to the present moment “She has been writing a paper all night, and now she needs to get some sleep.” Past perfect continuous used to describe events that began, continued, and ended in the past, emphasizing their relevance to a past moment “She had been writing a paper all night, and she needed to get some sleep.” Future perfect continuous used to describe events that will continue up until a point in the future, emphasizing their expected duration “She will have been writing this paper for three months when she hands it in.” (+)

Erreurs ou confusions éventuelles

Erreur: Croire que

• We use the past simple:

1. To describe actions which happened in the recent or distant past:

• The Past Continuous:

	We use it for:
	Temporary actions in progress in the past.

Confusion possible ou glissement de sens

• Confusion entre Subject + Verb + ed OR Irregular Past Form + Objects - Subject + "be" in the past + verb + -ing.
• Confusion entre Subject + did not (didn't) + bare infinitive Verb + Objects - Subject + conjugate the helping verb "be" + not + verb + -ing.

Erreur fréquente:

• (Why, What, etc.) + did + Subject + bare inf. Verb + Objects?

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• What are the tense forms??
• How many tense forms are in English??
• What are the 5 forms??

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ABROUGUI, M & al, 2023. Tenses&Forms. In Didaquest [en ligne]. <http:www.didaquest.org/wiki/Tenses%26%2338;Forms>, consulté le 24, novembre, 2024

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