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Nehls, Dietrich – IRAL, 1988
Discusses expressions of future time, and suggests that different expressions of future time in English express different degrees of probability. Two diagrams of present and past tense and 25 references are included. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Tenses (Grammar), Time Perspective
Meziani, Ahmed – IRAL, 1988
Briefly discusses previous accounts of the English tense system and proposes another system in which verbs are divided into the following subcategories: 1) timelessness; 2) present; 3) past; 4) future. Examples of each subcategory are cited for the English as a second language teacher. A reference list of 41 citations is included. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Syntax, Tenses (Grammar)
