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Imperfect Tense (Noun)

Meaning

A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going.

Classification

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

Examples

  • The imperfect tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past, such as "I was studying" or "They were watching TV".
  • The teacher explained that the imperfect tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing at a specific point in the past.
  • In Spanish, the imperfect tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing when another action occurred.
  • The imperfect tense is often used in conjunction with the preterite tense to describe a sequence of events in the past.
  • When describing a habitual or repeated action in the past, the imperfect tense is often used, as in "I used to walk to school every day".

Synonyms

  • Continuous Tense
  • Progressive Tense
  • Imperfect
  • Progressive

Hypernyms

  • Tense

Hyponyms

  • Past Progressive Tense
  • Future Progressive Tense
  • Present Progressive
  • Future Progressive
  • Past Progressive
  • Present Progressive Tense
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