tense
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3.7
- noun
- /tɛns/
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tiempo verbal
- In this sentence, the tense used is past, which shows that the action happened earlier.
- present tense
- past tense
- future tense
Love is a verb and you conjugate it actively in many tenses.
- Love is a verb and you conjugate it actively in many tenses.
- That's a very, that's a very odd way of using tense here.
Examples
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Depending on the class level, students may be studying a variety of tenses.
Academic text (2012) -
The tense of the sentence has to match the subject.
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present tense or even past tense.
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I asked the question in the past tense, I remember.
Fiction book (1995) -
Write it in the present tense.
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Furthermore, the present tense serves to convey both external and internal evaluation.
Academic text (1992) -
To relive a story, you have to be in present tense to relive something.
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Between Carmen and Leon, I pretty much have all my verb tenses covered.
Fiction book (2000) -
Therefore, determine what tense you'll be working with beforehand.
Academic text (2012) -
I'd like you to rewrite these sentences... using the proper tenses... and spelling on page four of your workbooks.
Compounds
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4.2
A verb form that shows an action finished before now or another event
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8.9
A verb form showing one past action happened before another past action
- Specialized
A verb form that shows an action will finish before a future time
- Specialized
A verb form showing an action that will be happening at a certain time in the future
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To talk about past actions that happened often or were still happening
- Specialized
A verb form for an action that finished before another past action
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Shows an action that was happening at a certain time in the past
- Specialized
An ending or small change to a verb that shows it happened before now
- Specialized
A verb form that shows an action has finished and focuses on the result
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A verb tense used to talk about actions that happened before now and still matter
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A small ending added to a verb to show present time, like the -s in runs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tense as a grammar word comes from the Latin root tempus meaning 'time', the same root as tempo and temporary. So a verb's tense shows the time of an action, like past, present, or future.