tenses

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• tenses — tens n. inflection, verbal time (Grammar) v. pull taught, stretch tight; make anxious or nervous; become anxious or nervous; become tight, contract adj. strained, taut, rigid, nervous, stressful …   English contemporary dictionary

• TENSES — …   Useful english dictionary

• Sequence of tenses — In grammar, the sequence of tenses (known in Latin as consecutio temporum, and also known as agreement of tenses, succession of tenses, tense harmony, and backshifting) is a rule of a particular language governing the relationship between the… …   Wikipedia

• Continuous tenses — ◊ GRAMMAR A continuous tense contains a form of the verb be and a present participle. Continuous tenses are used when talking about temporary situations at a particular point in time. See entry at ↑ Tenses. ◊ dynamic verbs Verbs which are used in …   Useful english dictionary

• continuous tenses — ◊ GRAMMAR A continuous tense contains a form of the verb be and a present participle. Continuous tenses are used when talking about temporary situations at a particular point in time. See entry at ↑ Tenses. ◊ dynamic verbs Verbs which are used in …   Useful english dictionary

• continuous tenses — are tenses (or more strictly, aspects of tense) of the types I am staying, they were going, etc., as contrasted with the simple tenses I stay, they went, etc. They are also known as progressive tenses …   Modern English usage

• sequence of tenses — noun (grammar) The relation of the tense used in a subordinate clause to that used in the principal clause • • • Main Entry: ↑sequence * * * the ˌsequence of ˈtenses [sequence of tenses] noun …   Useful english dictionary

• progressive tenses — see continuous tenses …   Modern English usage

• sequence of tenses — This refers to the pattern of tenses in a sequence of verbs within a sentence. If a simple statement such as I m afraid I haven t finished is put into indirect speech by means of a reporting verb such as said, thought, etc., the tense of the… …   Modern English usage

• sequence of tenses — order of tenses (Grammar) …   English contemporary dictionary

• sequence of tenses — См. concordanza dei tempi …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов