- Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects
- Gramática - Língua InglesaVerbos | VerbsPresente simples | Simple present
Now, read through the text below, adapted from The New York
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answer question.
In order to understand the core meaning of verbs, one must take into consideration the notions of time and tense. In the passage: “At the moment when the neon-pink sun slips below the horizon, everyone stops, stands and claps: a nightly salute to city, beach and sky.” (lines 5-7), the tense used conveys the idea of: