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present system

present system noun: in Latin, the three simple tenses: present, future, and imperfect, as contrasted with the perfect system, the three perfect tenses: perfect, future perfect, and pluperfect. Verbs in the present system tend to indicate an action that has not completed.

Noun

present system

  1. In Latin, the three simple tenses: present, future, and imperfect, as contrasted with the perfect system, the three perfect tenses: perfect, future perfect, and pluperfect. Verbs in the present system tend to indicate an action that has not completed.

Questions about present system

What does present system mean?
Present system means in Latin, the three simple tenses: present, future, and imperfect, as contrasted with the perfect system, the three perfect tenses: perfect, future perfect, and pluperfect. Verbs in the present system tend to indicate an action that has not completed.
What part of speech is present system?
Present system is a noun.

Words near present system in the dictionary

  1. present sense impressions
  2. present simple
  3. present simples
  4. present subjunctive
  5. present subjunctives
  6. present system
  7. present tense
  8. present tenses
  9. present value
  10. present values
  11. present-day

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