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
आपकी भाषा 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.
सीखी जा रही भाषा में
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.