Tense

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To be represented as attributes.

Tense Attributes

Absolute tense

@past

@present

@future

Relative tense

@recent

@remote

@anterior

@posterior

English tenses

• Simple present = @present (He speaks = speak.@present)
• Present progressive = @present.@progressive (He is speaking = speak.@present.@progressive)
• Simple past = @past (He spoke = speak.@past)
• Past progressive = @past.@progressive (He was speaking = speak.@past.@progressive)
• Present Perfect Simple
  • @past (finished action that has an influence on the present): He has spoken many times about that = speak.@past
  • @present.@perfect (action that is still going on): He has spoken since yesterday = speak.@present.@perfect
  • @past.@recent (action that stopped recently): He has just spoken = speak.@past.@recent
• Present Perfect Progressive =
  • @past.@progressive (finished action that has an influence on the present): He has been speaking many times about that = speak.@ast.@progressive
  • @present.@perfect.@progressive (action that is still going on) = He has been speaking since yesterday = speak.@present.@perfect.@progressive
  • @past.@recent.@progressive (action that stopped recently): He has just been speaking = speak.@past.@recent.@progressive
• Past Perfect Simple = @past.@anterior (He had not spoken = speak.@past.@anterior)
• Past Perfect Progressive = @past.@anterior.@progressive (He had been speaking. = speak.@past.@anterior.@progressive)
• Future Simple = @future (He will speak = speak.@future)
• Near future = @future.@recent (He is going to speak = speak.@future.@near)
• Future Progressive = @future.@progressive (He will be speaking = speak.@future.@progressive.
• Future Perfect = @future.@anterior (He will have spoken = speak.@future.@anterior)
• Future Perfect Progressive = @future.@anterior.@progressive (He will have been speaking = speak.@future.@anterior.@progressive)
• Conditional = @past.@posterior (He would speak = speak.@past.@posterior)
• Conditional Progressive = @past.@posterior.@progressive (He would be speaking = speak.@past.@posterior.@progressive)
• Conditional Perfect = @past.@posterior.@perfective (He would have spoken = speak.@past.@posterior.@perfective
• Conditional Perfect Progressive = @past.@posterior.@perfective.@progressive (He would have been speaking = speak.@past.@posterior.@perfective.@progressive)

French tenses

• Indicatif
  • Présent = @present (Je vais = aller.@present)
  • Passé simple = @past (J'allai = aller.@past)
  • Passé composé = @past (Je suis allé = aller.@past)
  • Passé proche = @past.@recent (Je viens d'aller = aller.@past.@recent)
  • Passé antérieur = @past.@anterior.@perfective(Je fus allé = aller.@past.@anterior.@perfective)
  • Imparfait = @past.@imperfective(j'allais = aller.@past.@imperfect)
  • Plus-que-parfait = @past.@anterior (J'étais allé = aller.@past.@anterior)
  • Futur simple = @future (J'irai = @aller.@future)
  • Futur antérieur = @future.@anterior (Je serai allé = aller.@future.@anterior)
  • Futur antérieur du passé (=Conditionnel passé) = @past.@posterior.@perfective (Je serais allé = aller.@past.@posterior.@perfective)
  • Futur du passé (=Conditionnel présent) = @past.@posterior (J'irais = aller.@past.@posterior)
  • Futur proche = @future.@recent (Je vais aller = aller.@future.@recent)

• Subjonctif
  • Présent = @present.@subjective (que j'aille = aller.@present.@subjective)
  • Passé = @past.@subjective (que je sois allé = aller.@past.@subjective)
  • Imparfait = @past.@imperfective.@subjective (que j'allasse = aller.@past.@imperfective.@subjective)
  • Plus-que-parfait = @past.@anterior.@subjective (que je fusse allé = aller.@past.@anterior.@subjective)

• Conditionnel
  • Présent (= Futur du passé) = @past.@posterior (J'irais = aller.@past.@posterior)
  • Passé (= Futur antérieur du passé) = @past.@posterior.@perfect (Je serais allé = aller.@past.@posterior.@perfect)
  • Passé (= Futur antérieur du passé)= @past.@posterior.@perfect (Je fusse allé = aller.@past.@posterior.@perfect)

• Impératif
  • Présent = @present.@imperative (va = aller.@present.@imperative)
  • Passé = @past.@imperative (sois allé = aller.@past.@imperative)

• Gérondif (=ADVERB)
  • Présent = NONE (en allant = aller)
  • Passé = NONE (en étant allé = aller)

• Infinitif
  • Présent = NONE (aller = aller)
  • Passé = @perfective (être allé = aller.@perfective)