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- was tense about the upcoming bar exam
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- a tense relationship existed between the two teachers
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- a tense rope
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tense
verb
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“Tense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tense. Accessed 25 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of tense was in the 14th century
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