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The habitual present has a special function. It is not only used for repetitive action / repeated actions but functions as an aorist, thus indicating no time reference. This function is only active if there is no explicit adverb of frequency in the verbal structure. Otherwise the habitual function is active. This form is used in law texts, for scientific laws, grammatical rules and so on. | The habitual present has a special function. It is not only used for repetitive action / repeated actions but functions as an aorist, thus indicating no time reference. This function is only active if there is no explicit adverb of frequency in the verbal structure. Otherwise the habitual function is active. This form is used in law texts, for scientific laws, grammatical rules and so on. | ||
Usage of tenses | |||
''present'' | |||
The present tense [] describes the | |||
''perfect'' | |||
''preterite'' | |||
''past preterite'' | |||
''future'' | |||
''future perfect | |||
===''Slot VII''=== | ===''Slot VII''=== |
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