Bejegyzések

Bejegyzések megjelenítése ebből a hónapból: november, 2020

Tense, aspect, voice

The meaning of tense: There are only two tenses in the English language: the present and the past tenses . Out of these two, the PAST tense is marked with -ed suffixes. The futurity is expressed through MODAL verbs! ← this is why there is no future tense! The meaning of aspect: The simple aspect: Used for facts, general truths, habits, permanent states/situations (present and past!), sequence of actions (in the past), and single completed action (in the past). She travels to France every day. He works in an office. Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain. I live in Szeged. We lived just outside of Oxford in the 90s, but we didn't have a car. Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 B.C. I went into the shop and looked for some clothes. Special simple aspect uses: In headlines : “Sport centres ban energy drinks for children”; and while using Historic present - colloquial narratives   Stative verbs: We NEVER use stative verbs in the continuous!! → LIES!!! We do use it, however...