tense (EN)
pangngalan, pang-uri, pandiwa

pangngalan “tense”

sg. tense, pl. tenses
  1. panahunan
    In English, we use different tenses to talk about actions that happened yesterday, are happening now, or will happen tomorrow.

pang-uri “tense”

tense
  1. balisa
    Before his speech, John felt so tense that his hands were shaking.
  2. mahigpit
    The rope was so tense that it felt like it could snap at any moment.
  3. masidhi (sa konteksto ng damdamin tulad ng pag-aalala o galit)
    The situation was tense as everyone awaited the boss's decision on layoffs.

pandiwa “tense”

tense; he tenses; past tensed, part. tensed; ger. tensing
  1. magpatigas (ng mga kalamnan)
    Feeling nervous, she tensed her shoulders, making them stiff.