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tense vs past

past vs tense

tense and past both are nouns.

tense and past both are adjectives.

tense is a verb but past is not a verb.

tense is not an adverb while past is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tense Yes Yes Yes No
past Yes Yes No Yes
As nouns, past is a hyponym of tense; that is, past is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tense:
  • tense: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
  • past: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
Other hyponyms of tense include present, present tense, aorist, past tense, future, future tense, continuous tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, progressive, progressive tense, perfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense.
tense (noun) past (noun)
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
the time that has elapsed
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
tense (adjective) past (adjective)
taut or rigid; stretched tight earlier than the present time; no longer current
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
tense (verb) past (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
tense (adverb) past (adverb)
so as to pass a given point
Difference between tense and past

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