Event Shape / Aspect
Is it ongoing, completed, habitual, repeated, or just starting?
Merkitys
The internal time shape of an event: in progress, finished, repeated, habitual, started, continued, or result-focused.
Näin tunnistat sen
Ask how the event unfolds over time, not just when it happens.
Esimerkit
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
Kielinäkymä
Sinun kielessäsi
Aspect is central: perfective, imperfective, participles and auxiliary constructions shape event meaning.
كان يقرأ عندما اتصلتُ.
He was reading when I called.
Opiskeltavassa kielessä
Aspect is central: progressive, perfect, habitual and resultative meanings use distinct verb patterns.
আমি বই পড়ছি।
I am reading a book.
Learners often translate tense alone and miss aspect differences.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.