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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/2/2022 8:09 AM, D qunen'oS wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">I want to describe the event of eating pizza,
which took place in the past, looking at it back from the
present.<br>
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In case we use the adverbs {pIj}/{roD}, then (if my
understanding is correct) we need to write:<br>
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pIj pItSa' vISoppu'<br>
I've often eaten pizza<br>
(here the aspect {-pu'} is used)<br>
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roD pItSa' vISop<br>
Customarily/habitually/regularly I've eaten pizza<br>
(here the aspect {-pu'} isn't used)<br>
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<p>Whether or not <b>-pu'</b> is used doesn't depend on the meaning
of the adverbial, but on the meaning of the sentence. If you're
describing specific instances of actions, use <b>-pu'.</b> If
you're describing habits or tendencies without specific instances,
don't use <b>-pu'.</b></p>
<p>In English, the difference might be expressed thus:</p>
<p><i>During the previous summer, I often ate pizza. </i>(You're
describing specific instances of pizza-eating, so this is
perfective.)</p>
<p><i>During the previous summer, I would often eat pizza.</i>
(You're describing a tendency to eat pizza. That <i>would</i> is
the key to recognizing the imperfective nature of the idea.)</p>
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Now, suppose we want to say "in the past, sometimes/occasionally
I've eaten pizza", and we're looking back on the event. Do we
need to use the {-pu'} here?<br>
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<p>Same consideration. Are you describing the eating of pizza or the
tendency to eat pizza? It's not about the adverbial; it's about
what you're describing.</p>
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