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simple tense

sim·ple tense (plural sim·ple tens·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
verb tense: a grammatical form of a verb that expresses a relationship of time without using any auxiliary or modal verbs. In English, there are only two simple tenses, the simple present, as in "I walk," and the simple past, as in "I walked."

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