What is relative nonpast tense?

Definition
	Relative nonpast tense is a relative tense that refers to a time simultaneous to, or after, a contextually determined temporal reference point, regardless of the latter's relation to the moment of utterance.

Generic
	Relative nonpast tense is a kind of
	What is relative tense?

Source
	Comrie 1985b 63, 124–125

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