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tense noun

  /tɛns/
  • (grammar, countable) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
 temps, temps verbal

tense verb

  /tɛns/
  • (transitive) To make tense.
  • (intransitive) To become tense.
 tendre

tense adjective

  /tɛns/
  • Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
 tendu

tenseness noun

  • The characteristic of being tense.
 tension
present tense
présent
future tense
futur, futur simple
past tense
passé
pluperfect tense
plus-que-parfait
past imperfect tense
imparfait
past historic tense
passé simple
tense up
crisper
primary tense
temps primaire
secondary tense
temps secondaire

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

use the imperfect tense of the verb that follows; can clarify with adverbs such as autrefois
used to
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