Form &

Function
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TENSE

is the purpose for which language is

used.

The same function can be

expression by many different
forms.

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ASPECT

refers to the duration of an event.

In English there are four aspects,

simple, continuous, perfect
simple and perfect continuous.

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So, what is
the
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 In English, the
future is not
expressed by a
tense. We need to
use different
forms of the
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FORM

is the the structure of the language,

how it is expressed.

One form can indicate many

different functions.

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FUNCTION

is the the structure of the language,

how it is expressed.

One form can indicate many

different functions.

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