In:A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English: Structural, functional, and typological perspectives
Chao Li
[Studies in Language Companion Series 239] 2026
► pp. 236–267
Chapter 9Tense and viewpoint aspect
Published online: 13 January 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.c9
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.c9
Article outline
- 9.1Introduction
- 9.2Tense
- 9.2.1Simple present tense
- 9.2.2Simple past tense
- 9.2.3Simple future tense
- 9.3Viewpoint aspect
- 9.3.1Perfective
- 9.3.2Durative
- 9.3.2.1Progressive aspect
- 9.3.2.2Enduring aspect
- 9.3.3Experiential
- 9.3.4Habitual
- 9.3.5Perfect
- 9.4Summary and conclusions
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