relative tense
relative tense · relative tenses
A grammatical expression of time reference relative to a different point in time, at…A grammatical expression of time reference relative to a different point in time, at the moment being considered in the context.
» I'm not sure if that qualifies as relative tense.
Meaning
1 sensesA grammatical expression of time reference relative to a different point in time, at the moment being considered in the context.
Examples
1 sentencesI'm not sure if that qualifies as relative tense.
Forms
plural: relative tenses| Singular | relative tense |
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| Plural | relative tenses |
regular