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tensed verb

[/ˈtenst vɜːrb/]
nounpl: tensed verbs
verbo conjugado
1. A verb that has been inflected to show tense, indicating when an action or state occurs (past, present, or future)
In the sentence 'She walked to the store,' the word 'walked' is a tensed verb in the past tense.
Na frase 'Ela caminhou até a loja,' a palavra 'caminhou' é um verbo conjugado no tempo passado.
2. A verb form that explicitly marks temporal reference through morphological changes
The tensed verbs in English include forms like 'runs,' 'ran,' and 'will run.'
Os verbos conjugados em inglês incluem formas como 'runs,' 'ran' e 'will run'.
Synonyms
inflected verbfinite verbconjugated verb
Antonyms
untensed verbinfinitivebare infinitive

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
verbo conjugado
Standard term used in Brazilian Portuguese grammar instruction
Portugal
verbo conjugado
Standard term used in European Portuguese grammar instruction

Related Idioms & Phrases

verb conjugation
tense marking
finite verb form
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