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207:(to go) is used to construct the passive voice when used with the perfective participle, shows that the action is completed when it is used with intransitive verbs and shows continuity when it is used with habitual participle. 161:
of the sentence which is marked by the vowel the participles end in. Periphrastic Hindustani verb forms consist of two elements. The first element is the aspect marker. The second element is the tense-mood marker.
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found that the habitual past, the most common tense context for the habitual, occurred in only seven of 60 languages sampled, including English. Especially in
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is marked by the habitual participle. The habitual participle is constructed from the infinitive form of the verb by removing the infinitive marker
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English can also indicate habituality in a time-unspecific way, referring generically to the past, present, and future, by using the auxiliary
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do not have a grammatical form that is specific to the habitual aspect. In the past tense, they have a form called the
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construction always refers to the habitual aspect when the infinitive is a non-stative verb; in contrast, when
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that defines the temporal flow (or lack thereof) in a given action, event, or state. As its name suggests, the
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Standard English has two habitual aspectual forms in the past tense. One is illustrated by the sentence
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with the imperfective aspect and indicates that a past ongoing process was habitual or continuous.
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This usage requires a lexical indication of when the action occurred; by itself the sentence
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The second way that habituality is expressed in the past is by using the auxiliary verb
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There are four different copulas with which the habitual participle can be used:
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Habitual aspect is frequently expressed in unmarked form in English, as in
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can be used with or without an indicator of temporal location in the past (
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Grammatical aspect which defines a verb as being performed habitually
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also has other uses in English that do not indicate habituality: in
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to mark habitual or extended actions in the present tense. Some
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has other uses as well: as an indicator of future time (
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In January 1986 I knew I would graduate in four months
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form to mark the habitual aspect. Habitual aspect in
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Hindustani has three grammatical aspectsː habitual,
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Grammatical aspects unmarked. 846:I will walk to work every day after I get well 1383: 986: 973: 959: 1331:Irish English: History and present-day forms 1245:"Aspect, Tense, and Mood in the Hindi Verb" 1115:"Aspect, Tense, and Mood in the Hindi Verb" 965: 690: 679: 668: 657: 646: 635: 624: 611: 600: 589: 578: 567: 556: 545: 532: 521: 510: 499: 488: 477: 466: 434: 427: 420: 406: 383: 372: 361: 350: 339: 326: 315: 304: 293: 282: 269: 258: 247: 236: 225: 202: 196: 190: 184: 178: 172: 166: 144: 138: 113:Hindi verbs § Copulas & Subaspects 1390: 1376: 1301:Layers of aspectː Tense and Aspect in Urdu 1242: 1112: 991:("I am not eating meat") is used instead. 831:At this moment I will not tolerate dissent 1318: 753:We used to do that at 3 pm yesterday 1046: 1044: 1042: 1040: 1038: 1036: 838:I walked to work every day for ten years 764:Last summer we would go there every day. 1217: 1192: 1167: 1062:. Cambridge University Press. pp.  14: 1556: 1324: 1099:. Blackwell. pp. 95, 99–101, 111. 1087: 1085: 1083: 1050: 1371: 1033: 788:future viewed from a past perspective 1108: 1106: 1091: 900: 770:does not express habituality, while 1211: 1080: 879:African American Vernacular English 731:, the aspect can be interpreted as 69:, specifies an action as occurring 24: 1236: 1186: 855:can be combined in English, as in 823:The sun will rise tomorrow at 6:14 711:English markers of habitual aspect 415:Subaspects of the Habitual Aspect 25: 1580: 1220:A Primer of Modern Standard Hindi 1195:A Primer of Modern Standard Hindi 1170:A Primer of Modern Standard Hindi 1161: 1103: 893:in Ireland uses the construction 539:to habitually have kept happening 528:to habitually have been happening 495:to habitually have kept happening 484:to have habitually kept happening 149:. The participles agree with the 1010:to express the habitual aspect, 517:to habitually keep on happening 265:to progressively keep happening 1291: 897:to mark the habitual present. 143:from the verb root and adding 13: 1: 1026: 972:. For example, the statement 717:I used to go there frequently 697:to habitually have kept dying 686:to habitually have been dying 653:to habitually have kept dying 642:to have habitually kept dying 618:to habitually have kept doing 607:to habitually have been doing 574:to habitually have kept doing 563:to have habitually kept doing 106: 1340:10.1017/CBO9780511551048.005 1218:Shapiro, Michael C. (1989). 1193:Shapiro, Michael C. (1989). 1168:Shapiro, Michael C. (2003). 1018: 994: 942:Turkish grammar § Verbs 473:to habitually keep happening 7: 1243:VAN OLPHEN, HERMAN (1975). 1113:VAN OLPHEN, HERMAN (1975). 1066:, 30, 98–99, 114–115, 124. 792:I would go if I felt better 675:to habitually keep on dying 596:to habitually keep on doing 379:to progressively keep dying 322:to progressively keep doing 61:), not to be confused with 10: 1585: 1444:Continuous and progressive 1261:10.1163/000000075791615397 1131:10.1163/000000075791615397 1012: 939: 935: 871: 749:We used to do that in 1974 708: 704: 110: 1544: 1523: 1498: 1477: 1409: 433: 426: 419: 215: 1097:Tense and Aspect Systems 842:I walk to work every day 631:to habitually keep dying 552:to habitually keep doing 1531:Perfect (Retrospective) 1410:Complete vs. incomplete 987: 974: 960: 857:He used to be playing. 691: 680: 669: 658: 647: 636: 625: 612: 601: 590: 579: 568: 557: 546: 533: 522: 511: 500: 489: 478: 467: 435: 428: 421: 407: 384: 373: 362: 351: 340: 327: 316: 305: 294: 283: 276:to have been happening 270: 259: 248: 237: 226: 203: 197: 191: 185: 179: 177:(to stay, to remain), 173: 167: 145: 139: 928:, which combines the 829:indicating volition ( 1499:Beginning vs. ending 1478:Generic vs. episodic 1249:Indo-Iranian Journal 1119:Indo-Iranian Journal 755:is not grammatical. 243:to habitually happen 171:(to be, to happen), 67:frequentative aspect 44:grammatical category 1569:Grammatical aspects 984:present progressive 853:progressive aspects 794:, it indicates the 786:, it indicates the 772:We used to go there 737:I used to know that 648:martā rêh rahā honā 569:kartā rêh rahā honā 416: 79:imperfective aspect 1006:, has a dedicated 745:We used to do that 670:martā jā rahā honā 591:kartā jā rahā honā 506:to go on happening 490:hotā rêh rahā honā 414: 390:to have been dying 333:to have been doing 1551: 1550: 1506:Inchoative aspect 1349:978-0-521-85299-9 906:Romance languages 901:Romance languages 885:use an invariant 883:Caribbean English 851:The habitual and 768:We would go there 702: 701: 692:martā ā rahā honā 613:kartā ā rahā honā 512:hotā jā rahā honā 395: 394: 357:to habitually die 254:to keep happening 219:(infintive forms) 129:) has a specific 16:(Redirected from 1576: 1392: 1385: 1378: 1369: 1368: 1362: 1361: 1322: 1316: 1315: 1295: 1289: 1288: 1240: 1234: 1233: 1215: 1209: 1208: 1190: 1184: 1183: 1165: 1159: 1158: 1110: 1101: 1100: 1089: 1078: 1077: 1061: 1048: 1022: 1021: 1015: 1014: 1004:Sinitic language 990: 977: 967: 963: 817:, the auxiliary 796:conditional mood 698: 694: 687: 683: 676: 672: 665: 661: 654: 650: 643: 639: 632: 628: 626:martā rêhtā honā 619: 615: 608: 604: 597: 593: 586: 582: 575: 571: 564: 560: 553: 549: 547:kartā rêhtā honā 540: 536: 534:hotā ā rahā honā 529: 525: 518: 514: 507: 503: 496: 492: 485: 481: 474: 470: 438: 431: 424: 417: 413: 410: 391: 387: 380: 376: 369: 365: 358: 354: 347: 343: 334: 330: 323: 319: 312: 308: 301: 300:to habitually do 297: 290: 286: 277: 273: 266: 262: 255: 251: 244: 240: 233: 229: 220: 210: 209: 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Aspect 115: 109: 56: 55: 48:habitual aspect 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1582: 1572: 1571: 1566: 1549: 1548: 1545: 1542: 1541: 1539: 1538: 1533: 1527: 1525: 1521: 1520: 1518: 1517: 1512: 1502: 1500: 1496: 1495: 1493: 1492: 1487: 1481: 1479: 1475: 1474: 1472: 1471: 1470: 1469: 1456: 1451: 1446: 1436: 1435: 1434: 1429: 1424: 1413: 1411: 1407: 1406: 1395: 1394: 1387: 1380: 1372: 1364: 1363: 1348: 1317: 1310: 1290: 1255:(4): 284–301. 1235: 1228: 1210: 1203: 1185: 1178: 1160: 1125:(4): 284–301. 1102: 1079: 1072: 1031: 1030: 1028: 1025: 996: 993: 970:present simple 940:Main article: 937: 934: 902: 899: 872:Main article: 866: 709:Main article: 706: 703: 700: 699: 688: 681:martā āyā honā 677: 666: 664:to go on dying 655: 644: 633: 621: 620: 609: 602:kartā āyā honā 598: 587: 585:to go on doing 576: 565: 554: 542: 541: 530: 519: 508: 501:hotā jātā honā 497: 486: 479:hotā rahā honā 475: 463: 462: 459: 456: 453: 450: 447: 444: 440: 439: 432: 425: 393: 392: 381: 370: 359: 348: 336: 335: 324: 313: 302: 291: 279: 278: 267: 256: 245: 234: 222: 221: 214: 213:Simple Aspect 111:Main article: 108: 105: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1581: 1570: 1567: 1565: 1562: 1561: 1559: 1543: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1528: 1526: 1524:Relative time 1522: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1507: 1504: 1503: 1501: 1497: 1491: 1488: 1486: 1483: 1482: 1480: 1476: 1468: 1467:frequentative 1464: 1460: 1457: 1455: 1452: 1450: 1447: 1445: 1442: 1441: 1440: 1437: 1433: 1430: 1428: 1425: 1423: 1420: 1419: 1418: 1415: 1414: 1412: 1408: 1404: 1400: 1393: 1388: 1386: 1381: 1379: 1374: 1373: 1370: 1359: 1355: 1351: 1345: 1341: 1337: 1333: 1332: 1327: 1321: 1313: 1311:9781575865973 1307: 1303: 1302: 1294: 1286: 1282: 1278: 1274: 1270: 1266: 1262: 1258: 1254: 1250: 1246: 1239: 1231: 1229:81-208-0475-9 1225: 1221: 1214: 1206: 1204:81-208-0475-9 1200: 1196: 1189: 1181: 1179:81-208-0508-9 1175: 1171: 1164: 1156: 1152: 1148: 1144: 1140: 1136: 1132: 1128: 1124: 1120: 1116: 1109: 1107: 1098: 1094: 1088: 1086: 1084: 1075: 1073:9780521211093 1069: 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Index

Habitual
linguistics
aspect
verb
grammatical category
abbreviated
iterative aspect
frequentative aspect
habitually
referent
imperfective aspect
Östen Dahl
Turkic languages
Azerbaijani
Turkish
mood
Hindi verbs § Copulas & Subaspects
Hindustani
Hindi
Urdu
participle
Hindi grammar
gender
number
subject
perfective
progressive
English markers of habitual aspect
stative verb
continuous

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