Questions tagged [habitual-aspect]

In sentences such as "birds fly" and "people die," the sentences don't talk about habituality but have the gnomic aspect instead. Can words of frequency like "always" and "sometimes" that are usually associated with the habitual aspect be used with…

I am wondering about express something in the habitual voice over time. As an example of something non-habitual, I might say: I have been running through the park for 30 minutes. I think that'd be interpreted by anyone to indicate for the last 30…