1. Aim of this Article .............................................................................................................. 1 2. The Ontology of Time ........................................................................................................ 3 3. Vendler Aktionsarten and the time argument ..................................................................... 4 3.1. States ............................................................................................................................ 5 3.2. Achievements............................................................................................................... 6 3.3. Accomplishments......................................................................................................... 8 3.4. Activities ...................................................................................................................... 8 3.5. How many time arguments? ........................................................................................ 9...