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<H1>Tensed forms of sentences, questions, and relative clauses</H1>
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This module defines the 2 x 4 x 4 = 16 forms generated by different
combinations of tense, polarity, and
anteriority, which are defined in <A HREF="Tense.html">Tense</A>.
A variant with just the polarity variation is given in
<A HREF="Untensed.html">Untensed</A>.
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abstract Tensed = Cat, Tense ** {
fun
UseCl : Tense -&gt; Ant -&gt; Pol -&gt; Cl -&gt; S ;
UseQCl : Tense -&gt; Ant -&gt; Pol -&gt; QCl -&gt; QS ;
UseRCl : Tense -&gt; Ant -&gt; Pol -&gt; RCl -&gt; RS ;
}
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Examples for English <CODE>S</CODE>:
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Pres Simul Pos ODir : he sleeps
Pres Simul Neg ODir : he doesn't sleep
Pres Anter Pos ODir : he has slept
Pres Anter Neg ODir : he hasn't slept
Past Simul Pos ODir : he slept
Past Simul Neg ODir : he didn't sleep
Past Anter Pos ODir : he had slept
Past Anter Neg ODir : he hadn't slept
Fut Simul Pos ODir : he will sleep
Fut Simul Neg ODir : he won't sleep
Fut Anter Pos ODir : he will have slept
Fut Anter Neg ODir : he won't have slept
Cond Simul Pos ODir : he would sleep
Cond Simul Neg ODir : he wouldn't sleep
Cond Anter Pos ODir : he would have slept
Cond Anter Neg ODir : he wouldn't have slept
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