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May 26, 20260 citationsOpen Access

The Role of Context in Interpreting English Verb Tenses: A Pedagogical and Linguistic Perspective

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ACAngela Călăraş

Key Points

  • The article investigates how context shapes the interpretation of English verb tenses, emphasizing educational applications.
  • Analysis of linguistic, situational, and cultural contexts regarding verb tense interpretation.
  • Review of works by key grammarians, including Quirk, Leech, Celce-Murcia, and Halliday.
  • Presentation of contextualized examples to demonstrate tense and aspect functionality.
  • Identified various contexts that affect the interpretation of verb tenses.
  • Highlighted key pedagogical implications for teaching English as a foreign language.
  • Showcased examples illustrating dynamic use of tense and aspect in real communication.

Abstract

The accurate interpretation of English verb tenses depends not only on grammatical form but also on the context in which these structures occur. This article explores the linguistic, situational, and cultural contexts that influence tense interpretation, drawing on the works of renowned grammarians such as Quirk, Leech, Celce-Murcia, and Halliday. The study also highlights pedagogical implications for EFL learners and provides contextualized examples to illustrate how tense and aspect function dynamically in real communication.

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Angela Călăraş (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a153a88b5d9c58d83e8d1b0https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20364575
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