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Perfectum vs Imperfectum in Dutch by Thijs van der Linden is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the difference between the perfectum and imperfectum tenses in Dutch. The perfectum is used for stating facts about completed past events whose results or implications remain relevant to the present. The imperfectum is used for descriptions of ongoing or repeated past actions or states. Recent news reports often use the perfectum for introductory and concluding sentences that frame a descriptive narrative in the imperfectum. Determining whether to use the perfectum or imperfectum depe
- Author
- Thijs van der Linden
- Language
- EN