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The anterior tense system is dependent on the distinction between stative and non-stative. This means that for stative verbs [-anterior] means ‘now’ , ie the state of liking, knowing, etc., which is in existence even at the moment even though it may have begun in the past. By contrast [+anterior] for stative verbs indicates ‘not now’, ie a terminated state […]. - Romaine (1988), a pag.174
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