tense marker

collocation in English

meaningsoftenseandmarker

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withmarker.
tense
adjective
uk
/tens/us
/tens/
nervous and worried and unable ...
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marker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɑː.kər/us
/ˈmɑːr.kɚ/
a sign that shows where ...
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(Definition oftenseandmarkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftense marker

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In this study, we found a significant correlation between performance on eachtensemarkerand nonsense word repetition in the children with autism.
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The pasttensemarker, despite how seldom it was included overall - only 8 % of the time - did not improve on the second opportunity.
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Thus, thetensemarkercan be assumed to be a diacritic feature which is a part of the verb.
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We also find independent confirmation of the position and role of thetensemarker, even where it takes a zero form.
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So 'had gone' does not need a third pasttensemarkerany more than 'could have' does.
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In most irregular forms thetensemarkeris, in effect, buried inside the stem.
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In the vernacular, tone is grammatical, so that although the sentence, for example, contains no overttensemarker, the tense is recoverable from the vernacular texture of the utterance.
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From their perspective, ' _ children prefer an analysis of -ed as a perfective aspect marker rather than a pasttensemarker_ ' (p. 551), and this preference follows the principle of economy.
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Generally, verbs can be identified by thetensemarkerwhich precedes them (usually immediately, but occasionally separated by adverbs).
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The futuretensemarkeris inserted after the person marker (if any).
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For other tenses, specialtensemarkerwords are placed before the verb.
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The syntactic difference is that a proper preposition can be converted with "se", whereas atensemarkercan not.
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There is a past tense and a futuretensemarkerthat usually goes at the beginning of the sentence or next to the verb.
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