1. simple
  2. perf
  3. prog
  4. perfprog

simple

  1. Description
    • Refers to verb forms that express habitual actions, general truths, or states in the present, without aspectual marking.
  2. Tag
    • simple
  3. Examples
    • Okay, we’ll address this term’s data. (MICASE LEL200JU105, Spoken)
    • Research conducted on the epidemiology of eating disorders reveals a spectrum of symptoms and risk factors. (MICUSP PSY.G0.17.1, Written)
    • Ideology influences us as individuals - our values, our norms, and our goals. (MICUSP SOC.G0.01.1, Written)

perf

  1. Description
    • Refers to verb phrases marked by the perfect aspect.
  2. Tag
    • perf
  3. Examples
    • I can’t tell, have you done the wraparound? (MICASE MTG400MX008, Spoken)
    • How have we thought about it in the past? (MICASE OFC285SG135, Spoken)
    • Coffee and power have been closely linked in Central America since the nineteenth century. (MICUSP SOC.G0.01.1, Written)
    • The medical profession has even gotten involved in the debate. (MICUSP SOC.G0.03.1, Written)

prog

  1. Description
    • Refers to verb phrases marked by the progressive aspect.
  2. Tag
    • prog
  3. Examples
    • Are we trying to move all together? (MICASE SEM340JG072, Spoken)
    • Ohh, I’m understanding my own notes. (MICASE SGR200JU125, Spoken)
    • Women who are trying to find gainful employment fit into this category via the latter definition. (MICUSP SOC.G0.03.2, Written)
    • Outside of France, the world is changing. (MICUSP SOC.G0.04.1, Written)

perfprog

  1. Description
    • Refers to verb phrases combining perfect progressive aspects.
  2. Tag
    • perfprog
  3. Examples
    • In fact, Isaac Newton had been worrying about, the orbits of planets. (MICASE COL999MX059, Spoken)
    • People have been keeping us from buying even small houses. (MICASE DIS495JU119, Spoken)
    • Throughout the entire world, type II diabetes has been consistently growing, however at different rates among different ethnic groups. (MICUSP SOC.G0.06.1, Written)
    • The coastal-inland dimension in particular has been rapidly becoming more unequal since the reform era. (MICUSP SOC.G0.08.1, Written)