primary tense

/P R AY1 M EH0 R IY0 T EH0 N S/

noun

1
(grammar) In English, inflectional tense: the synthetic distinction between present and preterite.
2
(grammar) In Latin, the present or future tense.
3
(grammar) In Greek, the present, future or perfect tense.

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