I’m working on a grammar discussion question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Please answer the following questions:
1. What is Tense and what is Aspect?
2. Provide original sample sentences that illustrate the following terms:
a. present perfect
b. stative verb
c. past perfect
d. simple future
e. present perfect progressive
3. Why are the following ungrammatical?
a. *David has bought it last Sunday.
b. *When Dan will come, I will leave.
c. * Mary was lived with her boyfriend for 10 years.
4. Compare and contrast the following sentences:
a. I have read the book. VS I have been reading the book.
b. Did you go to the Met? VS Have you gone to the Met?
5. The word since does not occur with the simple past tense. Why do you think this is so?
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