imperfect tense

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

imperfect tense (plural imperfect tenses)

  1. (grammar) A tense used to describe a past action that is ongoing, incomplete or continuous, or coincident with another action.
    “I was watching tennis” is an example of the imperfect tense.

See also[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=imperfect_tense&oldid=77771606"