Grammar of the English Verb Phrase Volume 1, A Comprehensive Analysis by Renaat Declerck
Contents of Grammar of the English Verb Phrase
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Towards a theory of tense and time
- Chapter 3. The absolute use of the present tense
- Chapter 4. The absolute past tense
- Chapter 5. The absolute use of the present perfect
- Chapter 6. The present perfect vs the preterite in clauses without temporal adverbials
- Chapter 7. Absolute tense forms referring to the post-present
- Chapter 8. Temporal domains and relative tenses: theoretical foundations
- Chapter 9. Temporal subordination in the various time-zones
- Chapter 10. Two tense systems with post-present reference
- Chapter 11. Tense choice determined by temporal focus
- Chapter 12. Preterite vs present perfect in clauses with temporal adverbials
- Chapter 13. Adverbial when-clauses and the use of tenses
- Chapter 14. Adverbial before-clauses and after-clauses
