tense – English–Français translations

🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

tense noun

  /tɛns/
  • verb forms distinguishing time
 temps, temps verbal

tense verb

  /tɛns/
  • become tense
  • make tense
 tendre

tense adjective

  /tɛns/
  • showing stress or strain
 tendu

tenseness noun

  • the characteristic of being tense
 tension
present tense
présent
past tense
passé
future tense
futur, futur simple
pluperfect tense
plus-que-parfait
past imperfect tense
imparfait
past historic tense
passé simple
primary tense
temps primaire
secondary tense
temps secondaire
perfect tense
adjacent

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

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