Verbs: Tense Aktionsart

Question 1

(Pr) Progressive

Answer 1

An action that is in progress or ongoing.

Question 2

(Pr) Durative

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An action that began in the past and continues into the present.

Question 3

(Pr) Iterative

Answer 3

An action that is performed repeatedly, regularly, or customarily.

Question 4

(Pr) Gnomic

Answer 4

A statement that is timeless (omni-temporal), universal, or generally true.

Question 5

(Pr) Instantaneous

Answer 5

An action that is done instantaneously, usually by the very fact that it is spoken.

Question 6

(Pr) Historical

Answer 6

A past event that adds vividness to the event or gives literary prominence to some aspect of the story.

Question 7

(Pr) Tendential

Answer 7

An action was begun, attempted, or proposed, but not completed.

Question 8

(Pr) Futuristic

Answer 8

An action that will occur in the future (often adds vividness or certainty).

Question 9

(Pr) Perfective

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Emphasizes the present state of a past action.

Question 10

(Im) Progressive

Answer 10

An action in the past that is in progress from the perspective of the author.

Question 11

(Im) Inceptive

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Emphasizes the beginning of an action (or state).

Question 12

(Im) Iterative

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Repeated or customary action in the past.

Question 13

(Im) Tendential

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An action was begun, attempted, or proposed, but not completed

Question 14

(F) Predictive

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A future event is predicted.

Question 15

(F) Imperatival

Answer 15

Expresses a command.

Question 16

(F) Deliberative

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A question (real or rhetorical) is asked.

Question 17

(F) Gnomic

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Expresses a timeless truth.

Question 18

(F) Progressive

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An action that was being done will continue into the future.

Question 19

(A) Constative

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An action is portrayed in its entirety without regard to its beginning or end, or the length of time it took to accomplish the action.

Question 20

(A) Inceptive

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Emphasizes the beginning of an action or a state.

Question 21

(A) Culminative

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Emphasizes the cessation of an action or state.

Question 22

(A) Gnomic

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A statement that is timeless, universal, or generally true.

Question 23

(A) Epistolary

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The author writes from the perspective of the readers and thus uses the aorist instead of the expected present.

Question 24

(A) Futuristic

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Describes an event that has not yet taken place as if it had already occurred.

Question 25

(A) Dramatic

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Refers to an event that recently occurred, having present consequences.

Question 26

(Pf) Intensive

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Emphasizes the present state of the verb brought about by a past action.

Question 27

(Pf) Consummative

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Emphasizes the completed action that brought about the resulting state.

Question 28

(Pf) Dramatic

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Vividly portrays a past event or state of affairs.

Question 29

(Pf) Present State

Answer 29

Used with certain verbs that lost their perfect significance and conveys a present tense-form meaning.

Question 30

(Pf) Gnomic

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Communicates a customary or general truth.

Question 31

(Pf) Iterative

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The action of the verb occurred at intervals.

Question 32

(Plu) Intensive

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Emphasizes the (past) results brought about by a past action.

Question 33

(Plu) Consummative

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Emphasizes the completion of a past action.

Question 34

(Plu) Past State

Answer 34

Used with certain verbs that convey a past state with no antecedent action.