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tense: noun
tense: I. adjective and adverb II. transitive verb
tense up: intransitive verb
ˈpast tense: noun
pres·ent ˈtense: noun
past ˈper·fect: noun

tense¹ [ten(t)s] N LING

[glagolski] čas m

I . tense² [ten(t)s] ADJ

napet

to defuse a tense situation

sprostiti napeto situacijo

II . tense² [ten(t)s] VB trans

tense muscle:

napenjati [perf napeti]

tense up VB intr

tense muscle, person:

napenjati se [perf napeti se]

ˈpast tense N

pretekli čas m

pres·ent ˈtense N LING

present tense

present tense

past ˈper·fect N no pl, past ˈper·fect tense N no pl

past perfect

predpreteklik m

past perfect

predpretekli čas m

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The past future conditional and the past future perfect conditional coincide in form with the respective indicative tenses. en.wikipedia.org

In discussing tenses, the concepts of verb stem conjugation and main alternative conjugation succinctly describe the conjugation of the verb in many cases. en.wikipedia.org

Some grammarians refer to aspects as tenses, but this is not strictly correct, as the perfect and progressive aspects convey information other than time. en.wikipedia.org

They do not undergo a change of form to denote different modes and tenses. en.wikipedia.org

The only other tenses commonly used are the conditional/future and their meaning is approximately the same of the present/preterit imperfect described herein. en.wikipedia.org

In this context, strong indicates those verbs that form their past tenses by ablaut (the vocalic conjugations), weak those that need the addition of a dental suffix (the consonantal conjugations). en.wikipedia.org

Given for reference are some tenses of the indicative (these are the imperfect, aorist, perfect, future in the past and future perfect in the past). en.wikipedia.org

Conjugation includes three persons, two numbers (singular and plural), three moods (indicative, imperative and subjunctive), and two tenses (present and preterite). en.wikipedia.org

An exception occurs when a completed action is reported in any of the past tenses (simple past, past progressive, present perfect or past perfect). en.wikipedia.org

The accordance in gender takes effect in the past tense and the passive voice, not in the present and future tenses in active voice. en.wikipedia.org

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