tense vs continuous tense

continuous tense vs tense

tense and continuous tense both are nouns.

tense is an adjective but continuous tense is not an adjective.

tense is a verb but continuous tense is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tense	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
continuous tense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, continuous tense is a hyponym of tense; that is, continuous tense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tense:

tense: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
continuous tense: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

Other hyponyms of tense include present, present tense, aorist, past, past tense, future, future tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, progressive, progressive tense, perfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense.

tense (noun)	continuous tense (noun)
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time	a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

tense (adjective)	continuous tense (adjective)
taut or rigid; stretched tight
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

tense (verb)	continuous tense (verb)
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
become tense, nervous, or uneasy
increase the tension on
become stretched or tense or taut

Difference between tense and continuous tense

Words related to "continuous tense"

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