TAILIEUCHUNG - The grammar of the english verb phrase part 28

Because of this, unless a particular analysis or argument is specifically attributable to one author, there arc few references to competing analyses, or to the huge number of books and articles dealing with tense in English. However, a selective bibli¬ography listing some of the literature that we consider basic to the study of tense can be found at the end of the book. | 182 3. The absolute use of the present tense to be completely determined by circumstances that already exist at t0. The nonprogressive present therefore represents the future situation as absolutely certain to actualize i. e. as inevitable. It implies that the speaker feels that he has no control over the actualization of the post-present situation. The sun sets at tomorrow. The plane leaves from Heathrow. Do that and you lose your pocket money By representing the post-present situation as if it were a present one the speaker makes the threat more forceful than he would do if he used the future tense which would merely express a prediction. However a nonprogressive present tense form cannot be used if the post-present situation is of a kind that is not felt to be completely pre-determined. It snows tomorrow. The weather is not felt to be pre-determined. John falls down the stairs next week. Unacceptable unless there is a present plan to make John fall down the stairs next week which is felt to be a plan that cannot fail. The following are some typical cases in which a nonprogressive present form is used to refer to a post-present situation which is felt to be pre-determined and certain a The nonprogressive present is used in statements about the calendar. Next year Whit Sunday falls on 11 May. Above shows the first lunar month for 2004. Chinese New Year falls on January 22 2004. www Tuesday of next week is 21st August. b The nonprogressive present is used to express that a post-present situation is the result of a definite plan agreement or arrangement which already exists at t0 and which is regarded as unalterable. We have reached an agreement with the landlord. He moves out in at the beginning of the week and we move in during the weekend. The wedding is on Saturday May 24th at 11 30 am so we suggest out of town guests arrive on Friday night and sleep in. www Most of the academic people that have attended the conference leave tonight. The chairman .

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