Verb, tense, aspect, mood.

Verb, tense, aspect, mood.

by Tukur Ahmad Sulaiman -
Number of replies: 1

I have been working as physiotherapist at AKTH for 4 years 

Main verb phrase: have been studying

Analysis:

  • Tense: Present

  • Aspect: Perfect Progressive (also called Perfect Continuous)

  • Mood: Indicative (used to state a fact)

Tense: Present

Word(s) indicating tense: have

Aspect: Perfect Progressive (Perfect Continuous)

Word(s) indicating aspect: have been (perfect) + -ing form working (progressive)

Mood: Indicative

Word(s) indicating mood: The sentence structure (not a specific word)

In reply to Tukur Ahmad Sulaiman

Re: Verb, tense, aspect, mood.

by Muhammad Hilman Alhaffin -
Sentence: "She has been studying

medicine since 2020."

Analysis:

Main Verb Phrase: "has been studying"

Tense: Present ("has").

Aspect: Perfect Progressive ("has been" + "studying").

Mood: Indicative (factual statement).