tense

/tɛns/

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Chinese meaning: 时态

In English, the present tense is used to describe habitual actions or general truths.

在英语中，一般现在时用于描述习惯性动作或普遍真理。

Students often confuse the past perfect tense with the simple past tense.

学生经常混淆过去完成时和一般过去时。