Tense and aspect are means by which language refers to time-how an event takes place in the past, present, or future. They play a key role in understanding the grammar and structure of all languages, and interest in them reaches across linguistics. The Oxford Handbook of Tense and Aspect is a comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible guide to the topics and theories that currently form the front line of research into tense, aspect, and related areas. The volume contains 36 chapters, divided into 6 sections, written by internationally known experts in theoretical linguistics.

The Simple Past Tense (Form and use)

When do we need to use the past simple tense in English? Remember, this is the basic past tense. We use it whenever we want to talk about the past

The present perfect tense and present perfect continuous tense have very similar use. They can both be used to talk about actions and situations that started in the past and have continued up to the present…..

Many students find it difficult to use the present perfect tense correctly, but that is not surprising. ..

Make meaningful sentences in the present perfect tense.

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