Feature: tense

Feature group	Feature type	Data type	Available for node types	Feature status
Morphological	Node	string	word	✅

Feature description

Gramatical tense of a verb.

Feature values

tense (this feature)	Explanation	Frequency
aorist	Describing a simple action in the past	11803
imperfect	Describing an ongoing action in the past	1689
perfect	Describing a completed action in the present time	1572
pluperfect	Describing a completed action in the past	88
present	Describing an ongoing action in the present time	11579
future	Describing a simple or ongoing action in the future	1626
’’	Empty for any wordtype other than a verb	109422

Note

The ‘future perfect’ tense (describing a completed action in the future) is not found in the text.

Source description

Taken from (optional) XML attribute tense of tag w (word).

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