I think tenses could be reduced for present-centred people. She is/isn't singing.
Because there is memory and in dealing with life there is the need to anticipate sometimes, there are two variants: In memory she is/isn't singing. In imagination she is/isn't singing hence. All the other possible tenses are loops in the mind when it creates additional imaginary states from these three. ---In [email protected], <LEnglish5@...> wrote : Many people marvel at all the tenses there are in other languages, but in fact, medieval scholars revised English to ensure that every Latin tense could be translated properly to English. You may or may not use them in your daily language, but they're all there, by design: How to Translate Verbs http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/latin/cheatsheet.html How to Translate Verbs http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/latin/cheatsheet.html Description of Form Latin Form Translation(s) in English Idiom present imperative active cane! canite! sing! (one of you) sing! (you all) present indicative active canit View on www.uvm.edu http://www.uvm.edu/~bsaylor/latin/cheatsheet.html Preview by Yahoo
