still tense (Q15044)
From LexBib
a term
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | still tense |
a term |
Statements
StillPresentTense is similar to PresentTense but carries the presupposition that an event or state held before the moment of utterance. In positive declarative clauses, still present tense asserts that the event or state holds at the moment of utterance [Comrie 1985, 54].
