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n. Plural form of tense.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tense.

"Were you to return (the ‘proper’ use of verb tenses is on the wane) in 100 years’ time (as is the ‘correct’ use of apostrophes), - you wouldn’t understand a word, but it would still be English."

pumped    restive    edgy    highly strung    uptight    nail-biting    suspensive    unrelaxed    pumped-up    wired   

tensed    tenses    tensing   

turn    change state    tighten    change    modify    alter   

stretched    tight    intense    excited    future    tense abdomen    historical tenses    consecution of tenses    at prime tense   

tensal    hypertense   

rigid    high-strung    strung-up    strained   

Spence    cents    commence    commonsense    condense    defence    defense    dense    dispense    expense   

nervous    uneasy    intense    taut    tight    breathless    stiff    depress    wary    indicative