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Does English have really two tenses-present and past? Some linguists argue that it is Latinate fallacy to think that English has got three tenses.

Some English professors and Even some native speakers do not accept the proposition.

If it is true  ,why are the standard grammar books published by Cambridge and Oxford Publications still mentioning the term future tense.Is it not misleading the learners?

Can we call the two sentences given below present continuous?

1.I am working here today.

2.I will be working here tomorrow.

I have doubts regarding others forms too.

My question is: Does English really have only two tenses.

I hope the answer will be comprehensive.

Does English really have two tenses  - present and past? Some linguists argue that it is a Latinate fallacy to think that English has three tenses.

Some English professors and even some native speakers do not accept the proposition.

If it is true, why are the standard grammar books published by Cambridge and Oxford Publications still mentioning the term future tense? Is it not misleading the learners?

Can we call the two sentences given below present continuous?

1. "I am working here today."

2. "I will be working here tomorrow."

I have doubts regarding others forms too.

My question is: Does English really have only two tenses?

I hope the answer will be comprehensive.

Does English have really two tenses-present and past? Some linguists argue that it is Latinate fallacy to think that English has got three tenses.

Some English professors and Even some native speakers do not accept the proposition.

If it is true ,why are the standard grammar books published by Cambridge and Oxford Publications still mention the terms future tense.Is it not misleading the learners?

Can we call the two sentences given below present continuous?

1.I am working here today.

2.I will be working here tomorrow.

I have doubts regarding others forms too.

My question is: Does English really have only two tenses.

I hope the answer will be comprehensive.

Does English have really two tenses-present and past? Some linguists argue that it is Latinate fallacy to think that English has got three tenses.

Some English professors and Even some native speakers do not accept the proposition.

If it is true ,why are the standard grammar books published by Cambridge and Oxford Publications still mentioning the term future tense.Is it not misleading the learners?

Can we call the two sentences given below present continuous?

1.I am working here today.

2.I will be working here tomorrow.

I have doubts regarding others forms too.

My question is: Does English really have only two tenses.

I hope the answer will be comprehensive.