Definition of "tenses" [tenses]

• Plural form of tense. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tense. (verb)

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• "Were you to return (the ‘proper’ use of verb tenses is on the wane) in 100 years’ time (as is the ‘correct’ use of apostrophes), - you wouldn’t understand a word, but it would still be English."
• "And he managed to explain tenses in such a way that I understood for the first time (though don’t test me on the terms like “past perfect”)."
• "Morton tenses, which is harder than you think for a skeleton."