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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). These tense 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]]. | + | 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 tense 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]]. |
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Revision as of 15:53, 15 November 2009
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 tense 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.
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- Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
