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- pronunciation:
- tens
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
in grammar, a category of verb inflections that indicate time and duration of an action or state, such as past tense, future tense, and present tense.
The sentence "I called yesterday" uses the past tense. |
| definition 2: |
any grouping of such inflections, or any such inflected form of a particular verb.
"Went" is the past tense of "go." |
| related words: |
aspect |
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