tenses Synonyms
tenses Meaning
tenses
produced with the muscles involved in a relatively tense state, stretched tight, a form of a verb used to show the past, present, or future time of the action or state it denotes, a set of inflectional forms of a verb that express distinctions of time, to make tense, an inflectional form of a verb expressing a specific time distinction, to make or become tense, marked by strain or uncertainty, to become tense, marked by strain or suspense, a distinction of form in a verb to express distinctions of time or duration of the action or state it denotes, feeling or showing nervous tension
tenses Sentence Examples
- The boy **is playing** in the park.
- (present progressive) He **has been playing** there for hours.
- (present perfect progressive) They **will have finished** packing by noon.
- (future perfect) I **had already gone** to bed when you called.
- (past perfect) She **was sleeping** soundly when the earthquake struck.
- (past progressive) We **had walked** for miles before we found a place to rest.
- (past perfect progressive) The children **will be swimming** in the pool this afternoon.
- (future progressive) I **have seen** that movie before.
- (present perfect) They **were watching** television when the power went out.
- (past progressive) She **will have been living** in this town for 10 years next month.
FAQs About the word tenses
produced with the muscles involved in a relatively tense state, stretched tight, a form of a verb used to show the past, present, or future time of the action o
tightens, tautens,stretches, strains,elongates, lengthens, constricts, cinches, extends
loosens,slacks, relaxes,slackens, eases,
The boy **is playing** in the park.
(present progressive) He **has been playing** there for hours.
(present perfect progressive) They **will have finished** packing by noon.
(future perfect) I **had already gone** to bed when you called.
