tenses in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tenses in the English»Italian Dictionary

sequence of tenses [Brit, Am ˈsikwəns] N LING

sequence of tenses

consecutio temporum f

I.tense¹ [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] ADJ

1. tense (strained):

tense atmosphere, conversation, person, relationship

teso

tense silence

carico di tensione

tense moment, hours

difficile, carico di tensione

I get tense easily

divento nervoso facilmente

it makes me tense

mi rende nervoso

tense with fear

raggelato per la paura

2. tense (exciting):

tense

emozionante

3. tense (taut):

tense

tirato

tense

teso

II.tense¹ [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] VB trans

tense muscle

tendere

tense body

irrigidire

to tense oneself

irrigidirsi

III.tense¹ [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] VB intr

tense

irrigidirsi

tense² [Brit tɛns, Am tɛns] N LING

tense

tempo m (verbale)

the present tense

il presente (of di)

in the past tense

al passato

tense up VB [tɛns -]

1. tense up (stiffen):

tense up muscle:

tendersi

tense up body:

irrigidirsi

2. tense up (become nervous):

tense up person:

innervosirsi

you're all tensed up!

sei tutto teso!

pluperfect tense N LING

pluperfect tense

piuccheperfetto m

pluperfect tense

trapassato m prossimo

past tense [ˌpɑːstˈtens] N LING

past tense

passato m (remoto)

to talk about sb in the past tense

parlare di qn al passato

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subjunctive form, tense

del congiuntivo

Translations for tenses in the Italian»English Dictionary

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consecutio temporum

= sequence of tenses

correlazione

sequence of tenses

imballarsi

to tense up

tenses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tenses in the English»Italian Dictionary

tense¹ [tents] N LING

tense

tempo m

I.tense² [tents] ADJ

tense wire, person, atmosphere:

tense

teso, -a

II.tense² [tents] VB trans

tense

tendere

III.tense² [tents] VB intr

tense

entrare in tensione

present tense N LING

present tense

tempo m presente

tense up VB intr

tense up

entrare in tensione

past tense N

past tense

(tempo) m passato

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in the future tense

al futuro

Translations for tenses in the Italian»English Dictionary

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correlazione

sequence of tenses

teso (-a)

tense

in casa mia c'è un po' di tensione

things are a bit tense at home

presente

present (tense)

tenses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in the future tense

al futuro

things are a bit tense at home

in casa mia c'è un po' di tensione

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English

There are two conjugations, the positive and negative, and most tenses have corresponding forms in each.

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There are two voices (active and medio-passive), two moods (indicative and imperative), and two tenses (present and preterite).

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

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

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Infinitives and participles occur in the present, perfect, and future tenses; and have the imperative mood for present and future.

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For simplicity, the table below has only the full conjugation of the present tense, and the first-person singular forms of some other tenses.

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These are not distinct tenses, but simply uses of the tense.

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

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

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The present and past singular stem was extended to the plural, leaving the reduplication as the only change in the stem between the two tenses.

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