tense vs present tense

present tense vs tense

tense and present tense both are nouns.

tense is an adjective but present tense is not an adjective.

tense is a verb but present tense is not a verb.

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

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

tense: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
present tense: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

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

tense (noun)	present tense (noun)
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time	a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

tense (adjective)	present 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)	present 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 present tense

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