(grammar) A verb tense expressing ongoing action; in English, any of the tenses formed with the present participle, namely present continuous ("I am dreaming"), past continuous ("I was dreaming"), present perfect continuous ("I have been dreaming"), past perfect continuous ("I had been dreaming"), future continuous ("I will be dreaming") or future perfect continuous ("I will have been dreaming").

Synonym of continuous tense.

(grammar) The grammatical expression of time reference relative to now, the exact moment of speaking.

plural of relative tense

plural of absolute tense

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

(grammar) The tense or time form of a verb used to refer to an event or occurrence that has not yet happened or is expected to happen in the future.

A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.

(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).

(grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.