Related Words for tenses

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WordSyllablesCategories
uptight
x/
Noun
tight
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
taut
/
Verb, Adjective, Verb
suspenseful
x/x
Verb, Adjective
strain
/
Adjective, Noun
jumpy
/x
Noun, Adjective
nervous
/x
Adjective, Adjective
restive
/x
Adjective, Adjective
isotonic
xx/x
Adjective, Adjective
edgy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
wired
/x
Adjective, Adjective
jittery
/xx
Adjective, Adjective
electric
x/x
Adjective, Name
drawn
/
Name, Adjective
aroused
x/
Adjective, Adjective
constricted
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
in suspense
xx/
Phrase, Adjective, Noun
pumped up
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
wound up
//
Phrase, Adjective
decompress
xx/
Noun, Verb
unwind
x/
Verb, Verb, Noun
lax
/
Noun, Adjective, Noun
at ease
//
Phrase, Noun
loosen up
/x/
Phrase, Noun, Verb
subjunctive
/xx
Noun, Adjective
verbs
/
Noun
prepositions
xx/x
Noun
past participle
//xxx
Phrase, Noun
participles
/xxx
Noun
infinitives
x/xx
Noun
syllables
/xx
Noun
diphthongs
/x
Noun
plurals
/x
Noun
twitches
/x
Noun
phrases
/x
Noun
adverbs
/x
Noun
syntax
/x
Noun
phoneme
/x
Noun
etymologies
xx/xx
Noun
meanings
/x
Noun
pronouns
/x
Noun
pronunciation
xxx/x
Noun
punctuation
xx/x
Noun
nouns
/
Noun
idioms
/xx
Noun
consonants
/xx
Noun
grammar
/x
Noun
vocabulary
x/xxx
Noun
vowels
/x
Noun
cognates
/x
Noun
monosyllables
xx/xx
Noun
cadences
/xx
Noun
words
/
Noun
similes
/xx
Noun
spellings
/x
Noun
inflections
x/x
Noun
diacritics
xx/x
Noun
diction
/x
Noun
synonyms
/xx
Noun
pluperfect
/x/
Noun, Adjective
phraseology
xx/xx
Noun
pauses
/x
Noun
rhythms
/x
Noun
international phonetic alphabet
xx/xxx/x/xx
Name, Name
repetition
xx/x
Noun
terminology
xx/xx
Noun
phonology
x/xx
Noun
sibilant
/xx
Noun
polynomials
xx/xx
Noun
adverbials
x/xx
Noun
genitive
/xx
Noun
endings
/x
Noun
prosody
/xx
Noun
integers
/xx
Noun
expressions
x/x
Noun
roman alphabet
/x/xx
Name, Name
metaphors
/xx
Noun
verbalization
/xx/x
Noun
antonyms
/xx
Noun
enunciation
xxx/x
Noun
language
/x
Noun
pentameter
x/xx
Noun
ellipsis
x/x
Noun
commas
/x
Noun
conditionals
x/xx
Noun
adjectives
/xx
Noun
aorist
x/x
Noun, Adjective
preterite
/xx
Noun, Adjective
moods
/
Noun
periphrastic
x//x
Adjective
conjugated
xx/x
Verb
perfective
x/x
Adjective
imperfective
x/xx
Adjective
genders
/x
Noun
simple
/x
Noun, Adjective
indicative
x/xx
Adjective
deictic
/xx
Adjective
auxiliary
x/xx
Noun
imperfect
x/x
Adjective
inflected
x/x
Adjective
sequences
/xx
Noun
relaxes
x/x
Verb
present
/x
Noun, Adjective
alternation
/xxx
Noun
analogies
x/xx
Noun
past
/
Adjective, Noun
aspects
/x
Noun
perfect
x/
Adjective
clauses
/x
Noun
mixes
/x
Verb
hebrew
/x
Name
rewrite
x/
Verb
progressive
x/x
Adjective
shifting
/x
Verb
sentences
/xx
Noun
voices
/x
Noun
spanish
/x
Name
future
/x
Adjective, Noun
grammatical
x/xx
Adjective
english
/x
Name
switch
/
Verb
modes
/
Noun
uses
/x
Noun
constructions
x/x
Noun
semantics
x/x
Noun
narrative
/xx
Adjective
irregular
x/xx
Adjective
learning
/x
Verb
forms
/
Noun
verbal
/x
Adjective
greek
/
Name
incorrect
xx/
Adjective
confuse
x/
Verb
confusion
x/x
Noun
compound
/x
Noun
distinctions
x/x
Noun
latin
/x
Name
shakespeare
/x
Name
interplay
/xx
Noun
denote
x/
Verb
continuous
x/xx
Adjective
express
x/
Verb
usage
/x
Noun
distinguishes
x/xx
Verb
verses
/x
Noun
mixture
/x
Noun
indicate
/xx
Verb
persons
/x
Noun
indefinite
x/xx
Adjective
french
/
Name
affixes
/xx
Noun, Verb
conjunctions
x/x
Noun
headings
/x
Noun
keys
/
Noun
suffixes
/xx
Noun