A Brief History of Researching Verbs and Tenses in the English Language
Keywords:
Tense, verb, aspectAbstract
This article describes the formation of verbs and tenses in English linguistics, how they have been studied by scientists over the centuries, and the importance and scope of the researched works. The main focus of the article is on the study of tenses in active voice, and it mainly covers the researches of linguists who conducted research in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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