(grammar) A grammatical expression of time reference relative to a different point in time, at the moment being considered in the context

(grammar) In English, the tense of a verb which is used specifically in the simple aspect--that is, the verb alone does not indicate whether the action is complete or habitual--and is usually used independently of any auxiliary verbs, with the known exceptions of 'will', 'shall', and 'would'.

plural of tense vowel

(grammar) A verb tense indicating action in the past and marked by verb inflection; the preterite.

plural of imperfect tense

(grammar) A grammatical category in some languages expressing perfective aspect and past tense of verbs; the aorist.

(grammar) A tense used in some languages (such as French and Italian) in narrative, and in spoken language primarily when reading narrative or in storytelling, for completed actions in the past or in speaking of the dead. It is semantically the same as the simple past in many languages, including English.

A grammatical tense which expresses the past as an action which was still going on at the point in time described, say someone "was ...ing" something, as opposed to the already accomplished counterpart past perfect tense (where the action took place even further in the past)

(phonology) a process that occurs almost ubiquitously in North American English in which the phoneme /æ/ is raised and lengthened or diphthongized in certain or all environments.

(intransitive) To become tense or more tense