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| − | Tense is the reference of one period of time to another in sentence. The most often referred to tenses are [[Past Tense (definition)|past]], [[Present Tense (definition)|present]], and [[Future Tense (definition)|future | + | Tense is the reference of one period of time to another in sentence. The most often referred to tenses are [[Past Tense (definition)|past]], [[Present Tense (definition)|present]], and [[Future Tense (definition)|future]]. These tenses are marked by [[Morphology (definition)|morphological]] changes and by [[Auxiliary (definition)|auxiliaries]]. In Gaelic, Most verbs have only a past or future form. The verb ''bi'' also has a present tense form (''Tha'', ''A' bheil'', ''Chan eil'', ''Nach eil''). The present tense in Gaelic for other verbs is formed using [[Periphrastic (definition)|periphrastic constructions]]. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Future Tense (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Past Tense (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Present Tense (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Aspect (definition)]] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_tense | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_tense | ||
Latest revision as of 23:38, 16 June 2012
Tense is the reference of one period of time to another in sentence. The most often referred to tenses are past, present, and future. These tenses are marked by morphological changes and by auxiliaries. In Gaelic, Most verbs have only a past or future form. The verb bi also has a present tense form (Tha, A' bheil, Chan eil, Nach eil). The present tense in Gaelic for other verbs is formed using periphrastic constructions.
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
References
- Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
