A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TENSE-ASPECT SYSTEMS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES
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Keywords: tense, aspect, English, Uzbek, contrastive analysis, verb forms, grammar, translationAbstract
Abstract
The article compares how tense and aspect work in English and Uzbek. The main
aim is to explain similarities and differences in a clear and simple way. A contrastive
and descriptive method is used. English forms are examined through auxiliary verbs
and fixed patterns. Uzbek forms are examined through suffixes, short auxiliary
elements, and context. The analysis focuses on simple, progressive, perfect, and earlier-
past meanings. Short literary extracts are also used, because real texts show grammar
more clearly than isolated examples.
The review section includes both basic grammar studies and recent research. The
discussion of extracts from O. Henry, Abdulla Qodiriy, and Xoliyor Safarov shows that
English usually builds tense-aspect meaning through separate words such as be and
have, while Uzbek often places several meanings inside one verb form through
suffixes. The study shows that both languages express completion, duration, and
sequence, but the grammatical path is different. English is more segmented. Uzbek is
more compact. The article can be useful for students, teachers, and translators.
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