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  • Grammatical Aspect
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    Grammatical Aspect

    Grammatical aspect is the grammaticalized expression of the temporal structure of an action or state. Temporal structure roughly relates to duration. Four grammatical aspects exist in the English language: simple aspect, perfect aspect, progressive aspect, and perfect-progressive aspect. Grammatical Tense Grammatical Aspect in English describes the four grammatical aspects of the English language. Tense and […] More

  • The Progressive in English Grammar
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    The Progressive in English Grammar

    Progressives are words that express the progressive aspect including the perfect-progressive aspect. Progressives function within verb phrases functioning as predicates. Only one grammatical form can perform the function of progressive in English. The one grammatical form that can function as the progressive is the verb. Only the verb be, sometimes referred to as the progressive […] More

  • The Perfect in English Grammar
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    The Perfect in English Grammar

    Perfects are words that express the perfect aspect including the perfect-progressive aspect. Perfects function within verb phrases functioning as predicates. Only one grammatical form can perform the function of perfect in English. The one grammatical form that can function as the perfect is the verb. Only the verb have, sometimes referred to as the perfect […] More

  • The Past Perfect-Progressive of English Verbs
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    The Past Perfect-Progressive of English Verbs

    Conjugated English verbs express a combination of grammatical tense, grammatical aspect, grammatical voice, and grammatical mood. Tense is the grammaticalized expression of time and roughly corresponds to actual time. Aspect is the grammaticalized expression of temporal structure and corresponds to duration. Mood is the expression of modality, or the expression of possibility, necessity, and contingency. […] More

  • The Past Progressive Passive of English Verbs
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    The Past Progressive Passive of English Verbs

    One of the two grammatical voices in English, the passive allows speakers to move an object of a sentence in the active voice into the subject position. The past progressive passive is an English verb form that refers to verbs in the past tense, progressive aspect, indicative mood, and passive voice. Formation of the Past […] More

  • The Present Progressive Passive of English Verbs
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    The Present Progressive Passive of English Verbs

    The passive, one of the two grammatical voices in English, allows speakers to move an object of a sentence in the active voice into the subject position. The present progressive passive is an English verb form that refers to verbs in the present tense, progressive aspect, indicative mood, and passive voice. Formation of the Present […] More

  • The Past Perfect Passive of English Verbs
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    The Past Perfect Passive of English Verbs

    As one of the two grammatical voices in the English language, the passive allows the object of a sentence in the active voice to move into the subject position of a passive sentence. The past perfect passive is an English verb form that refers to verbs in the past tense, perfect aspect, indicative mood, and […] More

  • The Present Perfect Passive of English Verbs
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    The Present Perfect Passive of English Verbs

    The passive is a grammatical voice that allows a speaker to move an object of a sentence in the active voice into the subject position of the passive sentence. The present perfect passive is an English verb form that refers to verbs in the present tense, perfect aspect, indicative mood, and passive voice. Formation of […] More

  • The Simple Past Passive of English Verbs
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    The Simple Past Passive of English Verbs

    As a grammatical voice, the passive allows for an object of a sentence in an active sentence to move into the subject position of the passive sentence. The simple past passive is an English verb form that refers to verbs in the past tense, simple aspect, indicative mood, and passive voice. Formation of the Simple […] More

  • The Simple Present Passive of English Verbs
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    The Simple Present Passive of English Verbs

    The passive is a grammatical voice that moves an object of a sentence in the active voice into the subject position. The simple present passive is an English verb form that refers to verbs in the present tense, simple aspect, indicative mood, and passive voice. Formation of the Simple Present Passive Like most other verb […] More

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