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Tense–aspect–mood
Grammatical system of a language that covers the expression of tense, aspect, and mood
Tense–aspect–mood
Tense–aspect–mood (commonly abbreviated TAM in linguistics) or tense–modality–aspect (abbreviated as TMA) is an important group of grammatical categories, which are marked in different ways by different languages. TAM covers the expression of three major components of words which lead to or assist in the correct understanding of the speaker's meaning: Tense—the position of the state or action in time, that is, whether it is in the past, present or future. Aspect—the extension of the state or action in time, that is, whether it is unitary (perfective), continuous (imperfective) or repeated (habitual). Mood or modality—the reality of the state or action, that is, whether it is actual (realis), a possibility or a necessity (irrealis). For example, in English the word "walk" would be used in different ways for the different combinations of TAM: Tense: He walked (past), He walks (present). Aspect: He walked (unitary), He was walking (continuous), He used to walk (habitual). Mood: I can walk...
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