tense

teso

Che prova o mostra preoccupazione, con il corpo rigido e senza riuscire a rilassarsi.

In inglese semplice: Feeling or showing worry, with your body stiff and unable to relax.

• I feel tense today.
• Her shoulders became tense before the interview.
• Why did he look so tense?

Sinonimi: uptight, strained

Contrari: relaxed

Espressioni comuni: feel tense, tense shoulders, look tense

teso, nervoso

Preoccupato e incapace di rilassarsi, oppure pieno di inquietudine e incertezza.

In inglese semplice: Feeling worried and unable to relax, or full of worry and uncertainty.

• I feel tense before exams.
• The room grew tense when he entered.
• She was too tense to enjoy the evening.

Sinonimi: nervous, anxious, strained

Contrari: relaxed, calm

Espressioni comuni: feel tense, tense atmosphere, tense moment

teso

Ben tirato, senza essere allentato.

In inglese semplice: Stretched tight rather than loose.

• The rope was tense between the posts.
• His tense muscles stood out as he pulled.
• She kept the bowstring tense until the target was clear.

Sinonimi: taut, tight

Contrari: slack, loose

Espressioni comuni: tense muscles, tense wire, tense rope

teso

Tirato saldamente, senza parti allentate.

In inglese semplice: Pulled tight, with no loose parts.

• The wire was tense.
• A tense string stretched across the frame.
• Keep the rope tense while I tie it.

Sinonimi: taut, tight

Contrari: slack, loose

Espressioni comuni: tense wire, tense string

tempo verbale

Sistema di forme verbali che indica quando avviene qualcosa, per esempio nel passato o nel presente.

In inglese semplice: The system of verb forms used to show when something happens, such as in the past or present.

• We studied tense in our grammar lesson.
• English verbs show tense through changes in form.
• The teacher explained how tense helps readers follow a story.

Espressioni comuni: past tense, present tense, tense system

tempo verbale

Forma di un verbo che indica quando avviene un’azione o una situazione.

In inglese semplice: A form of a verb that shows when an action or situation happens.

• Use the past tense here.
• She changed the verb to the present tense.
• Some verbs look the same in both tenses.

Come si usa: in the ... tense (Write this sentence in the past tense.)

Sinonimi: time form

Espressioni comuni: past tense, present tense, change the tense

tempo verbale

Forma o combinazione verbale che indica il tempo, la continuazione di un’azione o come chi parla la presenta.

In inglese semplice: A verb form or combination showing time, whether an action continues, or how the speaker presents it.

• Today we practiced the present perfect tense.
• Which tense should I use for an unfinished action?
• The book calls this construction the conditional tense.

Come si usa: in the ... tense (Describe the scene in the present continuous tense.)

Espressioni comuni: perfect tense, continuous tense, conditional tense

tempo grammaticale

Caratteristica grammaticale che indica il momento di un’azione o di uno stato.

In inglese semplice: The grammatical feature that shows the time of an action or state.

• This language marks tense with verb endings.
• Tense and aspect express different kinds of information.
• Some languages do not require speakers to indicate tense.

Espressioni comuni: mark tense, grammatical tense, tense and aspect