Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

present system

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
pre-sen-t sys-tem
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

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What does present system mean?
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.

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