Asked by d
In English, you might say, "I watched the video yesterday," but in ASL, it is not necessary to use the past tense of "watch." Why?
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because it is too complicated to sign past tenses of verbs
because it is too complicated to sign past tenses of verbs
because "yesterday" already indicates the past
because "yesterday" already indicates the past
because in ASL, everything happens in the present
because in ASL, everything happens in the present
because all verbs in ASL are already in the past tense
because all verbs in ASL are already in the past tense
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Because "yesterday" already indicates the past.
In ASL, time signs (like YESTERDAY) establish the time frame, so the verb doesn't need a past-tense form — the temporal context makes the meaning past.
In ASL, time signs (like YESTERDAY) establish the time frame, so the verb doesn't need a past-tense form — the temporal context makes the meaning past.
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