Event Shape / Aspect
Is it ongoing, completed, habitual, repeated, or just starting?
의미
The internal time shape of an event: in progress, finished, repeated, habitual, started, continued, or result-focused.
알아보는 방법
Ask how the event unfolds over time, not just when it happens.
예시
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
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
Aspect is shown by endings and auxiliaries such as -고 있다, -아/어 있다, -아/어 버리다.
저는 지금 공부하고 있어요.
I am studying now.
학습 언어에서는
English aspect is central: progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive forms change how the event is viewed.
She has been studying.
has been studying = ongoing/relevant event shape
Learners often confuse simple, progressive, and perfect forms, especially present perfect vs. simple past.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.