Used to describe events that began in the past and are expected to continue, or to emphasize the relevance of past events to the present moment “She will write papers for her classes next semester.” Used for events to be completed in the future
“She wrote the papers for all of her classes last month.” “She writes a lot of papers for her classes.”
Used for facts, generalizations, and truths that are not affected by the passage of time Tenses locate an event in time, while aspects communicate durations and relationships between events that happen at different times. The table below gives an overview of some of the basic functions of tenses and aspects.
