Present simple use in short stories by Charles Dickens

Lucrare de licenta despre Present simple use in short stories by Charles Dickens
The simple present or present simple is one of the verb forms associated with the present tense in modern English. It is commonly referred to as a tense, although it also encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time. It is called "simple" because its basic form consists of a single word (like write or writes), in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive (is writing) and present perfect (has written). For nearly all English verbs the simple present is identical to the base form (dictionary form) of the verb, except when the subject is third-person singular, in which case the ending -(e)s is added.

There are a few verbs with irregular forms, the most notable being the copula be, which has the simple present forms am, is and are. The principal use of the simple present is to refer to an action or event that takes place habitually, as in He writes for a living (in contrast to the present continuous, which refers to something taking place at the present moment: He is writing a letter now). However certain verbs expressing a state, such as be and know, are used in the simple present even when referring to a temporary present state. There are also certain other uses (including those mentioned in the following paragraph) in which the simple present does not reflect a habitual aspect.

Lucrare de licenta despre Present simple use in short stories by Charles Dickens

Cuprins

Introduction..................................................3

Chapter I.
1.1 General Characteristics of Present Simple..................................................5
1.2 The Usage of Present Simple..................................................8
1.3 The Peculiarities of Present Simple..................................................14

Chapter II.
2.1 Presentation of stories by Charles Dickens..................................................22
2.2 Analysis of examples of Present Simple in short stories by Charles Dickens..................................................26

Conclusion..................................................28

Bibliography..................................................29

Appendix..................................................31