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Original research SHOULD THE FUTURE TENSE BE EXCLUDED FROM THE ENGLISH TENSE SYSTEM?Pages 127-136 Abstract
This study outlines the standpoints concerning the inclusion and exclusion of the future tense from the English tense-aspect system. The augments for the exclusion of the future are based on the lexicallity and modality of the future tense and the lack of verbal inflections. Contrary, the arguments for the inclusion of the future are based on theories and definitions about absolute tenses, examples from other languages, and the application of the opponents’ criteria to tenses which are already absolute, proving that other tenses also qualify for exclusion following that logic. Finally, the refutation of the arguments against the future, and application of the theories and criteria for absolute tenses, lead to the conclusion that the future tense deserves a steady position as much as the other absolute tenses.
Keywords: English language, tense, aspect, future tense, absolute tenses.
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Jasmina Mirtoska 
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