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The Difference Between Existential and Universal Perfect Tenses

Explore the distinctions between the existential and universal perfect tenses in English grammar through examples and explanations. Learn how these tenses impact the perception of time and actions in sentences.

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The Difference Between Existential and Universal Perfect Tenses

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  1. Existential vs Universal Perfect What is the difference between (40) and (41)? 40. Since Tuesday he has read a great book 41. Since Tuesday he has been reading a great book 40’. [ [---] | LB/Tuesday RB/UT 41’. [-------------------------------| LB/Tuesday RB/UT In the U-Perfect, the predicate holds for all points in the PTS (and possibly outside it as well)

  2. 42. In two months he will have been reading Anna Karenina for a year Future Perfect, Universal Perfect 42’. [----------------------------|----------------] LB 10 mns UT 2 mnsRB How is (43) ambiguous? 43. He has been sick since 1990 (intonation disambiguates it)

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