In dictionaries:
past tense
Verb form indicating completed action.
present tense
Expresses actions occurring right now.
future tense
Expresses events not yet happened.
perfect tense
Expresses completed action or state.
imperfect tense
Past tense indicating ongoing action.
progressive tense
Continuous action expressed in verbs.
continuous tense
Expressing ongoing or progressive action.
tense logic
Formal analysis of temporal propositions.
aorist tense
(grammar) A grammatical category in some languages expressing perfective aspect and past tense of verbs; the aorist.
simple tense
(grammar) In English, the tense of a verb which is used specifically in the simple aspect--that is, the verb alone does not indicate whether the action is complete or habitual--and is usually used independently of any auxiliary verbs, with the known exceptions of 'will', 'shall', and 'would'.
tense vowel
(phonetics) A vowel produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract.
pluperfect tense
Past perfect tense in grammar.
nonpast tense
The nonpast tense (also spelled non-past) (abbreviated ) is a grammatical tense that distinguishes an action as taking place in times present or future.
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