tense & aspect

[Unregistered]

Hi there,

What does it mean by this statement below:

"The future is not so much a tense as an aspect: our view of what is
happening is more important."


Appreciate your help

sera

[Casiopea]

Time describes whether an event happens in the past, present or future. Aspect describes the duration that the event covers.

Aspects in English: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionar...t+(linguistics)