Chapter 4 The semantics of the verb phrase	173
	4.1 Introduction	175
	4.2-16 Time, tense and the verb	175
		4.3 The present tense as 'nonpasf	176
		4.4 Situation types: stative and dynamic verb senses	177
		4.5-7 Meanings of the simple present tense with reference to present time	179
			4.5 (a) State present	179
			4.6 (b) Habitual present	179
			4.7 (c) Instantaneous present	180
		4.8-10 Special nonpresent uses of the present tense	181
			4.8 (a) Simple present referring to the past	181
			4.9 (b) Simple present referring to the future	182
			4.10 (c) Simple present in fictional narrative	183
		4.11-15 Meanings of the past tense with reference to past time	183
			4.12 Situational use of the past tense	184
			4.13 Anaphoric and cataphoric use of the past tense	184
			4.14-15 Event, state, and habit in the past	186
		4.16 Meanings of the past tense with reference to present and future time	187
	4.17 Perfective and progressive aspects	188
	4.18-24 Perfective aspect	189
		4.20-23 The present perfective	192
			4.21-22 Variants of the indefinite past meaning	193
			4.23 The use of adverbials with the simple past and the present perfective	194
		4.24 The past perfective	195
	4.25-37 Progressive aspect	197
		4.26 State, event, and habit with the progressive	198
		4.27-35 Situation types	200
			4.28-31 Stative types A and B: qualities and states	200
				4.29 'Private' states	202
				4.30 Verbs of perception	203
				4.31 Other states of'being7 and 'having5	205
			4.32 Type C: stance	205
			4.33-35 Dynamic types D-K	206
				4.34 Durative situation types	207
				4.35 Punctual situation types	208
			4.36 Progressive aspect in relation to tense	209
			4.37 Other uses of the progressive aspect	210
	4.38-40 Perfective progressive	210
	4.41-48 Some means of expressing future time	213
		4.42 Will/shall + infinitive	213
		4.43 Be going to + infinitive	214
		4.44 Present progressive	215
		4.45 Simple present	215
		4.46 Will/shall + progressive infinitive	216
		4.47 Concluding comments on constructions expressing future time	217
		4.48 Future time in the past	218
	4.49-4.65 Meanings of the modal verbs	219
		4.52 Can/could	221
		4.53 May/might	223
		4.54 Must	224
		4.55 Need, have (got) to	226
		4.56 Ought to and should	227
		4.57 Will/would('ll/'d)	228
		4.58 Shall	229
		4.59-64 The past tense forms of the modals: could, might, would, and should	231
			4.60 'Past time' in indirect speech	231
			4.61 'Past time' in other constructions	231
			4.62 Hypothetical meaning	232
			4.63 Tentativeness or politeness: could, might, and would	233
			4.64 'Mood markers': would and should	234
		4.65 The modals with the perfective and progressive aspects	235
	4.66 The meanings of marginal auxiliaries	236
	4.67-68 Meaning in the nonfinite verb phrase	237
	Bibliographical note	239