tense
/tens/noun
उच्चारण टेन्स
काल
Basic word
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[C, U] grammar
any of the forms of a verb that may be used to show the time of the action or state expressed by the verb
काल
- the past tense
- Use the past tense when you tell a story about what happened.
- The verb is in the present perfect tense.
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- Change these sentences into the future tense.
Synonyms verb form time form kaal
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nervous or worried, and unable to relax; (of a situation) in which people feel anxious and worried; (of a muscle) tight rather than relaxed
तनावग्रस्त; तनावपूर्ण
- a tense moment
- tense muscles
- She felt tense before the interview.
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- The atmosphere in the room became tense when the results were announced.
- His neck muscles were tense after hours at the computer.
Synonyms nervous anxious stressed strained taut
Opposite relaxed calm easy-going loose
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homonym: tense means a verb form and also nervous.
Homonym: tense का अर्थ verb का रूप (काल) और घबराया हुआ भी है।
§Grammar and usage
English has three main tenses (present, past and future), each with four forms (simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous), making twelve tense forms; common errors include using the present perfect with a definite past time ('I have seen him yesterday' is wrong; use 'I saw him yesterday') and using 'will' after 'if', 'when', 'before' and 'after' in time clauses ('If it rains, we will stay', not 'If it will rain').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: English में तीन मुख्य काल हैं (present, past और future), हर एक के चार रूप (simple, continuous, perfect और perfect continuous), कुल बारह रूप; आम गलतियों में निश्चित भूतकाल के साथ present perfect का प्रयोग ('I have seen him yesterday' गलत है; 'I saw him yesterday' लिखिए) और समय-उपवाक्यों में 'if', 'when', 'before' और 'after' के बाद 'will' का प्रयोग ('If it rains, we will stay', 'If it will rain' नहीं) शामिल हैं।