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simple tense

British

noun

grammar a tense of verbs, in English and other languages, not involving the use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb, as for example the past he drowned as opposed to the future he will drown

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Anstataŭ, Antaŭ ol and Krom are used before the infinitive, when in English we use the participle or a simple tense.

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To those not too well acquainted with the ways of the theatre, The Squall will offer two and a half hours of simple, tense make-believe.

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