SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF TENSE IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGE GRAMMAR

Abstract

This study examines the similarities and differences in the tense systems of the
English and Uzbek languages. English is an Indo-European language, while Uzbek
belongs to the Turkic language family. Despite their linguistic differences, both
languages have developed complex tense systems to express time-related information.
The analysis reveals that both English and Uzbek have past, present, and future tenses.
However, Uzbek has a richer tense system, with additional distinctions such as the
witnessed past, non-witnessed past, and reported past. Additionally, Uzbek tenses are
formed through a combination of verbal suffixes, whereas English relies more on
auxiliary verbs.The paper discusses how these language-specific tense constructions
impact the way speakers of English and Uzbek convey temporal information, as well
as the pragmatic nuances associated with the different tense forms. It also highlights
the challenges language learners may face when transitioning between the tense
systems of these two languages.The findings contribute to the broader understanding
of cross-linguistic variations in grammatical structures and have implications for
language teaching, translation, and comparative linguistics.