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The Habitual aspect is used to express actions that occur on a regular, iterative basis. In English this is often marked with the auxiliary "used to".
 
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
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==References==
 
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*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
 
*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
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*Dahl, Ö. (1985) ''Tense and Aspect Systems.'' New York: Basil Blackwell. 95-102
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 8 June 2012

The Habitual aspect is used to express actions that occur on a regular, iterative basis. In English this is often marked with the auxiliary "used to".

See Also

External Links

References

  • Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Dahl, Ö. (1985) Tense and Aspect Systems. New York: Basil Blackwell. 95-102