单词 | present imperfect |
释义 | > as lemmaspresent imperfect present imperfect n. rare a tense expressing an uncompleted action taking place at the present time. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > tense > [noun] > present > with specific aspect present perfect1758 present imperfect1858 1858 C. P. Mason Eng. Gram. 36 The Present Imperfect, showing that an action is going on at the present time; as, I am writing. 1962 Greece & Rome 2nd Ser. 9 73 They..are really imperfect participles or infinitives corresponding not to the present (i.e. present imperfect) tense but to all the three imperfect tenses, present, past, and future, just as the perfect infinitives correspond to the three perfect or completed tenses. < as lemmas |
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