Log in or Sign up
imperfect tense love

imperfect tense

Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun grammar A tense used to describe a past action that is ongoing, incomplete or continuous, or coincident with another action.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word imperfect tense.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Log in or sign up to add your own related words.

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. tense

hyponyms (6)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. future progressive
  2. future progressive tense
  3. past progressive
  4. past progressive tense
  5. present progressive
  6. present progressive tense

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. perfect tense

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.