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tense system

/tɛns ˈsɪstəm/

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/tɛns ˈsɪstəm/C1formalscientific
  • ruГрамматическая система в лингвистике, которая организует формы глаголов для указания времени действия или состояния, обычно включающая прошедшее, настоящее и будущее время, а также аспекты, такие как простое, длительное, совершенное и совершенно-длительное.

A grammatical framework in linguistics that organizes verb forms to indicate the time of an action or state, typically including past, present, and future, as well as aspects like simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous.

  1. Grammatical tense structureB2formal

    The set of verb forms in a language used to indicate the time of an action or state, such as past, present, and future.

    ruСистема времен

    • The English tense system includes simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous forms.
    • Understanding the tense system is crucial for mastering verb conjugation.
    • The teacher explained the tense system using timelines.