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Grammar and Linguistics > tense names
tense names
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slavchik
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tense names
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in your oppinion which term is right present indefinite or present simple? which do you use and prefer? |
23 Mar 2015
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shvat
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Present Simple -it �s as simple as that! |
23 Mar 2015
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redcamarocruiser
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Apparently some people consider them to be the same. |
23 Mar 2015
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korova-daisy
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The terms are the British (Indefinite) and the American (Simple) variants of the same tense. Today they are often interchangeable.
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23 Mar 2015
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douglas
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first time I �ve heard "present indefinite" :)
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24 Mar 2015
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Gi2gi
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For all of us, "the miserable children of the Soviet state and its grammarians", "present indefinite" has been a standard. I was taught the tense this way and so have the teachers from Ukraine, Russia, and elswhere in the post soviet states. I do not complain, though. Still sure that the soviet scholars and linguists were one of the best in their fields. Cheers from Georgia. Giorgi
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24 Mar 2015
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karagozian
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Gi2gi is certainly right. I saw years ago little Armenians learn English through Russian textbooks, with 3 different alphabets. Oh, poor the French who find this English such a bloody difficult language. |
24 Mar 2015
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cunliffe
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It �s the first time I �ve heard present indefinite, but I like it! |
24 Mar 2015
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