The tenses of the English verb are made partly by inflection.
出自: C. P. MasonYou are..jealous, in all the tenses and moods of that amiable passion?
出自: fig.Every muscle as tense as those of the tiger waiting for his leap.
出自: A. W. TourgeeHis brows were tense with..irritation.
出自: D. H. Lawrence