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Topic: GRAMMAR

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: tens 'time, tense', from Latin tempus 'time'

tense

3 noun
     
tense3 [uncountable and countable]
SLG any of the forms of a verb that show the time, continuance, or completion of an action or state that is expressed by the verb. 'I am' is in the present tense, 'I was' is past tense, and 'I will be' is future tense
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abbr. active adj. adv. article aspect aux. case clause comparative comparison complement complex compound concord conjunction construction continuous coordinate -ed ending -est finite form future gender grammar indicative(n) indicative(a) -ing modal modifier modify mood n. nominal noun number object particle passive past phrase pl. prefix(n) prefix(v) prep. pres. progressive regular root rule sentence singular stem subject subjective syntax tag v. variant verb verbal

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