In the present paper, the issue being treated is aspectual framing, or else aspect and the way this affects our capacity to perceive and describe certain situations. In other words, Matlock et al. support that aspect determines the conceptualization of events in everyday language. The experiments reviewed, as well as the experiments being carried out and analyzed, show that perfective aspect (simple past tense) depicts a situation in its entirety and the completion of it, while the imperfective aspect (past continuous) stresses the progression of the situation. Participants in the study were asked to describe clips of vehicular accidents. The results confirm that meaning is embodied. They also suggest that perceptual simulation takes place in the understanding of literal and non literal language, in conceptual metaphor and in concept formation in general.