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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

compound tense en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A tense or tense-like verb form that is constructed analytically, i.e. with an auxiliary verb added (like the perfect tense in English or French), not synthetically (through simple inflection of a base form). Contrasted with a simple tense (like the English simple past or French passé simple.