REVISION OF THE TENSE-ASPECT SYSTEM OF THE ENGLISH VERB

It’s June. Nice weather arrived/ has arrived. And along with it thoughts ofbarbecues. Are you thinking/Do you think of having one? Have you ever wondered about the origin of the term? It is believed that the term barbecue is not strictly American, but only Americans barbecue/ are barbecuing. The rest of the world simply cooks/is cooking meals over a fire. People dispute/are disputing the origin of the name. Some researchers claim/are claiming that the word comes/is coming from Spanish and Haitian origins, and barbaco refers/is referring to a framework of sticks set upon posts. In the past people used/were using this rack to roast meat or simply to dry it. Other researchers believe/are believing that the origin of the term is the French phrase barbe a queue, which means/is meaning “from whisker (barbe) to tail (queue).In the eighteenth century people roasted/have roasted whole animals outdoors as well as indoors. Native Americans, too, used this method of cooking outdoors. Whatever the origin of the term, a barbecue is/has been now not only a means of cooking, but an event. It is believed that by 1733 the process had become/had been becoming a party. People stood/have stood round the fire and drank/had drunk until the food was/had been ready. That, with the addition of barbecue sauce, sounds/is sounding pretty much like what a barbecue id/has been today.