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Phrases 20
- agreement of tensesSynonym of consecutio temporum: A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of …
- sequence of tensesSynonym of consecutio temporum: A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of …
- succession of tensesSynonym of consecutio temporum: A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of …
- absolute tensesplural of absolute tense: The grammatical expression of time reference relative to now, the exact moment of speaking.
- conditional tensesplural of conditional tense: The conditional mood.
- continuous tensesplural of continuous tense: A verb tense expressing ongoing action; in English, any of the tenses formed with the present participle, namely present continuous ("I am dreaming"), past continuous ("I was dreaming"), present perfect …
- future tensesplural of future tense: The tense or time form of a verb used to refer to an event or occurrence that has not yet happened or is expected to happen in the future.
- imperfect tensesplural of imperfect tense: A tense used to describe a past action that is ongoing, incomplete or continuous, or coincident with another action.
- past tensesplural of past tense: A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).
- perfect tensesplural of perfect tense: A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.
- present tensesplural of present tense: A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.
- primary tensesplural of primary tense: In Latin, the present or future tense.
- progressive tensesplural of progressive tense: A verb tense expressing ongoing action; in English, any of the tenses formed with the present participle, namely present continuous ("I am dreaming"), past continuous ("I was dreaming"), present perfect …
- relative tensesplural of relative tense: A grammatical expression of time reference relative to a different point in time, at the moment being considered in the context.
- secondary tensesplural of secondary tense: In Latin, the perfect, imperfect or pluperfect tense.
- simple tensesplural of simple tense: 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 …
- tenses upthird-person singular simple present indicative of tense up: To become tense.
- aorist tensesplural of aorist tense: A grammatical category in some languages expressing perfective aspect and past tense of verbs; the aorist.
- pluperfect tensesplural of pluperfect tense: Tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before a past setting or the imperfect; formed in English by adding had before the past participle of a verb, or by adding had been before the …
- hodiernal tensesplural of hodiernal tense: Referring to events of today, in an absolute tense, or of the day under consideration, in a relative tense.
Compound words 5
- pretensesplural of pretense: The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
- Gittensesplural of Gittens: A surname from Welsh.
- Karstensesplural of Karstens: A surname from German.
- overtensesthird-person singular simple present indicative of overtense: Excessively tense.
- subtensesplural of subtense: A line which subtends, especially the chord of an arc.