1. tense

noun. ['ˈtɛns'] a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.

Rhymes with Past Tense

• misrepresents
• nondefense
• commonsense
• suspense
• pretense
• expense
• dispense
• condense
• intense
• incense
• defense
• defence
• commence
• whence
• spens
• spence
• offense
• immense
• ferenc
• thence
• sense
• pense
• pence
• hense
• hence
• fence
• dense
• cents
• bence

Sentences with past-tense

1. Noun Phrase
Shout a verb and tell students that the one who catches the ball must give the past tense.

2. Noun Phrase
Use strong action verbs in simple present or past tense.

3. Noun Phrase
So far I’ve been talking about film cameras in the past tense.

4. Noun Phrase
Generally, scientists write papers and lab reports in the third person, past tense.

2. tense

adjective. ['ˈtɛns'] pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat').

3. tense

verb. ['ˈtɛns'] increase the tension on.

4. tense

adjective. ['ˈtɛns'] taut or rigid; stretched tight.

5. past

noun. ['ˈpæst'] the time that has elapsed.

6. past

adjective. ['ˈpæst'] earlier than the present time; no longer current.

7. past

adverb. ['ˈpæst'] so as to pass a given point.

8. past

noun. ['ˈpæst'] a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret).

9. past

adjective. ['ˈpæst'] of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office.

10. past

noun. ['ˈpæst'] a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past.