the imperfect tense

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Definition of the imperfect tense in English English dictionary

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imperfect tense

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.

imperfect tense

imp

Hyphenation

the im·per·fect tense

Turkish pronunciation

dhi împırfîkt tens

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē əmˈpərfəkt ˈtens/ /ðiː ɪmˈpɜrfɪkt ˈtɛns/