Definition
Imperfective aspect is an aspect that expresses an event or state, with respect to its internal structure, instead of expressing it as a simple whole.
Examples
(English)
Progressive aspect
- Example: be + -ing
Habitual aspect with
- Example: used to
Kinds
More specific concepts within imperfective aspect.
Sources 5
- Ducrot and Todorov 1979, 307
- Pei and Gaynor 1954, 97
- Comrie 1976a, 24–25, 41–42
- Crystal 1985, 153
- Mish 1991, 604