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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Boils
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Does "boils" mean the real present tense in the above sentence?
It seems that "boils", here, refers to a sort of timeless category of tense rather than to the present one, doesn't it?
Does "boils" mean the real present tense in the above sentence?
It seems that "boils", here, refers to a sort of timeless category of tense rather than to the present one, doesn't it?
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The Simple Present tense is used in various ways. Here, it is used to state what are often called eternal truths . eg The sun rises in the east.
- The Simple Present tense is used in various ways.
- Here, it is used to state what are often called eternal truths .
- eg The sun rises in the east.
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The Simple Present tense is used in various ways. Here, it is used to state what are often called eternal truths.
eg The sun rises in the east.
eg The sun rises in the east.
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AnonymousDoes "boils" mean the real present tense in the above sentence?Actually, a verb form can't "mean the present tense". The sentence has a verb which is in the simple present tense. The simple present tense is used for timeless statements, so it fits perfectly here.
Each "tense" is a formulation of certain verb forms. It's not the sam
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