How many verb tenses are there in English? - Anna Ananichuk
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How many different verb tenses are there in a language like English? At first, the answer seems obvious — there’s past, present, and future. But it isn't quite that simple. Anna Ananichuk explains how thanks to something called grammatical aspect, each of those time periods actually divides further.
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- Luke Rotzler
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- Alex Gendler
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- Sam Bair
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- Jessica Ruby
