English:
Tense is a term used to distinguish different categories of verbs. Present, past, and future are tenses. Among other things, tense tells you when the action represented by the verb took place; e.g. past, present, future. We also use the progressive tense and/or perfect tense.
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Greek:
In Greek, tense tells you both time and aspect. The major tenses in Greek are:
| Tense | Tense Formative | Augment |
| Present | no | no |
| Imperfect | no | yes |
| First Aorist | yes | yes |
| Second Aorist | no | yes |
| Future | yes | no |
| Perfect | yes | no |
