English

Noun

present system

1. In Latin, the three simple tenses: present tense|present, future tense|future, and imperfect tense|imperfect, as contrasted with the perfect system, the three perfect tenses: perfect tense|perfect, future perfect, and pluperfect tense|pluperfect. Verbs in the present system tend to indicate an action that has not completed.

Related terms
perfect
perfect system
tense

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Category:Systems theory

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