Event Shape / Aspect
Is it ongoing, completed, habitual, repeated, or just starting?
अर्थ
The internal time shape of an event: in progress, finished, repeated, habitual, started, continued, or result-focused.
इसे कैसे पहचानें
Ask how the event unfolds over time, not just when it happens.
उदाहरण
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
भाषा व्यू
अपनी मातृभाषा में
Aspect is central: habitual, progressive and perfective forms shape the event before tense is added.
वह खाना खा रहा है।
He food eating is.
आपकी सीखी जा रही भाषा में
अंग्रेज़ी में verb का रूप यह भी दिखाता है कि घटना चल रही है, पूरी हो चुकी है, अब भी असर रखती है, या लंबे समय से जारी है। is studying, has studied और has been studying जैसे रूप अर्थ बदलते हैं।
She has been studying.
has been studying = पढ़ाई जारी रही है और वर्तमान से जुड़ी है; घटना को ongoing/relevant रूप में दिखाता है
सीखने वाले simple, progressive और perfect रूपों को अक्सर मिला देते हैं, खासकर present perfect और simple past में।
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.