Sách Grammar of the English Verb Phrase

Acknowledgements V

Table of contents VII

Chapter 1. Introduction 1

Chapter 2. Towards a theory of tense and time 91

Chapter 3. The absolute use of the present tense 171

Chapter 4. The absolute past tense 193

Chapter 5. The absolute use of the present perfect 209

Chapter 6. The present perfect vs the preterite in clauses

without temporal adverbials 315

Chapter 7. Absolute tense forms referring to the post-present 335

Chapter 8. Temporal domains and relative tenses: theoretical

foundations 361

Chapter 9. Temporal subordination in the various time-zones 441

Chapter 10. Two tense systems with post-present reference 529

Chapter 11. Tense choice determined by temporal focus 571

Chapter 12. Preterite vs present perfect in clauses with temporal

adverbials 589

Chapter 13. Adverbial when-clauses and the use of tenses 635

Chapter 14. Adverbial before-clauses and after-clauses 685

Glossary 759

References 831

Index