tense

[US]/tens/
[UK]/tens/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. tight; anxious
vt. to make tight; to become anxious
vi. to tighten; to become anxious
n. tense.

Phrases & Collocations

feeling tense

tense situation

tense muscles

tense atmosphere

past tense

tensed up

present tense

future tense

present perfect tense

verb tense

present continuous tense

past perfect tense

tense up

Example Sentences

he was tense with excitement.

a tense naval encounter.

the semantics of tense and aspect.

We were tense with expectancy.

There is no exactly equivalent French tense to the present perfect tense in English.

a tense promotion decider against Wolves.

carefully stretch and then tense your muscles.

the progressive tense (form)

The players were tense at the start of the game.

He read the letter with a tense anxiety.

your muscles tense in readiness for action.

she tried to relax her tense muscles.

her body tensed up .

The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone.

grammar) of or relating to the aorist tense.

The two countries began to discuss their tense relations.

Tense with expectancy, I waited for my name to be called.

In despite of full fitout,she coulnot persuade herself from tense nerves.

When the bullae are subepidermal, they are tense, and ulceration and scarring may result.

Marriage is like a tense, unfunny version of “Everybody Loves Raymond”,

Real-world Examples

And we normally use the past tense.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

We can change the tense of fall.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Or, that's past tense of " draw" .

Source: Dad takes you to learn vocabulary.

This is way too tense for me.

Source: S03

We have to backshift our tenses by one.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

I used various verb tenses throughout the paragraph.

Source: Quick Tips for TOEFL Writing

If plus present tense verb, will plus future tense verb.

Source: VOA Let's Learn English (Level 2)

'Passed' is the past tense of the verb 'pass'.

Source: English multiple choice exercise.

It's the causative verb that takes the tense.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

This is particularly true of the regular past tense.

Source: VOA Beginner Pronunciation Course

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