Event Shape / Aspect
Is it ongoing, completed, habitual, repeated, or just starting?
অর্থ
The internal time shape of an event: in progress, finished, repeated, habitual, started, continued, or result-focused.
কীভাবে চিনবেন
Ask how the event unfolds over time, not just when it happens.
উদাহরণ
still|already|used to|finished|ongoing
is reading|has written|keeps asking
She is writing the letter.
Visual guide
Event = line, aspect = shape start ── writing ── end now: [in progress] She is writing the letter. Ask: ongoing? finished? repeated?
Time vs aspect: WHEN? past / now / future SHAPE? ongoing / done / habitual English: is reading / has written Other languages: verb form, aux, particle, prefix, or context
ভাষাভিত্তিক ভিউ
আপনার ভাষায়
Aspect is central: progressive, perfect, habitual and resultative meanings use distinct verb patterns.
আমি বই পড়ছি।
I am reading a book.
শেখার ভাষায়
Aspect is central: perfective, imperfective, participles and auxiliary constructions shape event meaning.
كان يقرأ عندما اتصلتُ.
He was reading when I called.
Learners may use one verb form for all ongoing, habitual, and completed meanings.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.