tense
/tɛns/
noun 4adj 4verb 3
Collocations
15(adj.)
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get, grow
The atmosphere in the room became tense when they started arguing about money.
remain
ADV
extremely, incredibly, very | increasingly
a bit, a little, rather
The atmosphere in the meeting room was rather tense after the disagreement.
PREP
about
She felt tense about her job interview and couldn't sleep well the night before.
(noun.)
ADJ
future, past, present
continuous, perfect, progressive, simple
She struggled to remember whether the past perfect tense was needed for that sentence.
verb
VERB + TENSE
use
form
To form the past tense, you usually add -ed to the end of the verb.
TENSE + NOUN
marker | system
PREP
in the ~
The verb "is" appears in the present tense in this sentence.
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