tense

/tɛns/

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

中文释义：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。