tense vs imperfect

imperfect vs tense

tense and imperfect both are nouns.

tense and imperfect both are adjectives.

tense is a verb but imperfect is not a verb.

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

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

tense: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
imperfect: 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, continuous tense, imperfect tense, progressive, progressive tense, perfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense.

tense (noun)	imperfect (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)	imperfect (adjective)
taut or rigid; stretched tight	not perfect; defective or inadequate
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')	wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

tense (verb)	imperfect (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 imperfect

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