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Guzhao67 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Timeless present
HI: could you explain what the timeless present is, please? semantically speaking, does English have tenseless verbs? for example, "One plus one is two". Is "is" in the sentence tenseless? Anyway, the sentence refers to no specific time. in this case, how to interpret the tense meaning in relation to time? thank you.
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Hi, could you explain what the timeless present is, please? semantically speaking, does English have tenseless verbs? for example, "One plus one is two".
- Hi, could you explain what the timeless present is, please?
- semantically speaking, does English have tenseless verbs?
- for example, "One plus one is two".
- Is "is" in the sentence tenseless?
- Anyway, the sentence refers to no specific time.
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Hi,
could you explain what the timeless present is, please? semantically speaking, does English have tenseless verbs? for example, "One plus one is two". Is "is" in the sentence tenseless? Anyway, the sentence refers to no specific time. in this case, how to interpret the tense meaning in relation to time?
The Simple Present is used for 'eternal truths'.
eg The sun rises in
could you explain what the timeless present is, please? semantically speaking, does English have tenseless verbs? for example, "One plus one is two". Is "is" in the sentence tenseless? Anyway, the sentence refers to no specific time. in this case, how to interpret the tense meaning in relation to time?
The Simple Present is used for 'eternal truths'.
eg The sun rises in
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