In a tense way
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ANXIOUSLYIn a tense way
TAUTLYIn a tense manner
HIGHSTRUNGIn a tense state
preterita past tense in grammar
preteritsPRETERIT, a past tense in grammar
imperfectsIMPERFECT, a verb tense expressing ongoing action in the past
imperfectnot perfect also UNPERFECT / a verb tense expressing ongoing action in the past
pluperfecta tense denoting completion of action before a certain point in past time
pluperfectsPLUPERFECT, a tense denoting completion of action before a certain point in past time
futureof or being a verb tense that refers to events or states in time to come
futuresof or being a verb tense that refers to events or states in time to come
historic(of a tense) Used in the narration of past events, esp. Latin and Greek imperfect and pluperfect
simple(in English grammar) Denoting a tense formed without an auxiliary, e.g., sang as opposed to was singing
simpler(in English grammar) Denoting a tense formed without an auxiliary, e.g., sang as opposed to was singing
simplest(in English grammar) Denoting a tense formed without an auxiliary, e.g., sang as opposed to was singing
progressiveDenoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action in progress, e.g., am writing, was writing
suppletionThe occurrence of an unrelated form to fill a gap in a conjugation (e.g., went as the past tense of go)
conjugatesGive the different forms of (a verb in an inflected language) as they vary according to voice, mood, tense, number, and person
conjugatingGive the different forms of (a verb in an inflected language) as they vary according to voice, mood, tense, number, and person
inflectiona change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLEXION
inflexiona change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLECTION
conjugationThe variation of the form of a verb in an inflected language such as Latin, by which are identified the voice, mood, tense, number, and person
inflexionsINFLEXION, a change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLECTION
conjugationsThe variation of the form of a verb in an inflected language such as Latin, by which are identified the voice, mood, tense, number, and person
inflectionsINFLECTION, a change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLEXION
weakestDenoting a class of verbs in Germanic languages that form the past tense and past participle by addition of a suffix (in English, typically -ed);contrasted with strong
inflectionA change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender
inflexionsA change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender
inflectionsA change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender
infinitivesThe basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense (e.g., see in we came to see, let him see)
infinitiveThe basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense (e.g., see in we came to see, let him see)
strongerDenoting a class of verbs in Germanic languages that form the past tense and past participle by a change of vowel within the stem rather than by addition of a suffix (e.g., swim, swam, swum); contrasted with weak
strongestDenoting a class of verbs in Germanic languages that form the past tense and past participle by a change of vowel within the stem rather than by addition of a suffix (e.g., swim, swam, swum); contrasted with weak