tense vs imperfect tense

imperfect tense vs tense

tense and imperfect tense both are nouns.

tense is an adjective but imperfect tense is not an adjective.

tense is a verb but imperfect tense is not a verb.

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

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

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

tense (noun)	imperfect 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)	imperfect 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)	imperfect 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 imperfect tense

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