The difference between Mood and Tense
When used as nouns, mood means a mental or emotional state, composure, whereas tense means any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Tense is also verb with the meaning: to apply a tense to.
Tense is also adjective with the meaning: showing signs of stress or strain.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mood and Tense
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Mood as a noun:
A mental or emotional state, composure.
Examples:
"synonyms: composure humor spirit temperament"
"I've been in a bad mood since I dumped my boyfriend."
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Mood as a noun:
A sullen mental state; a bad mood.
Examples:
"synonyms: huff q=informapet temper"
"ant good humour good mood good spirits"
"He's in a mood with me today."
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Mood as a noun:
A disposition to do something.
Examples:
"synonyms: huff frame of mind"
"I'm not in the mood for running today."
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Mood as a noun:
A prevalent atmosphere or feeling.
Examples:
"A good politician senses the mood of the crowd."
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Mood as a noun (obsolete, Northern England, and, Scotland):
Courage, heart, valor; also vim and vigor.
Examples:
"He fought with mood in many a bloody slaught."
"He tried to lift the fallen tree with all his main and mood, but he couldn't."
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Mood as a noun (grammar):
A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker's or writer's wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
Examples:
"synonyms: grammatical mood mode"
"The most common mood in English is the indicative."
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Tense as a noun (grammar, countable):
Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Examples:
"The basic tenses in English are present, past, and future."
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Tense as a noun (linguistics, grammar, countable):
An form of a verb that indicates tense.
Examples:
"English only has a present tense and a past tense; it has no future tense."
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Tense as a noun (linguistics, uncountable):
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Examples:
"Dyirbal verbs are not inflected for tense."
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Tense as a verb (grammar, transitive):
To apply a tense to.
Examples:
"tensing a verb"
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Tense as an adjective:
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
Examples:
"synonyms: stressed unrelaxed"
"You need to relax, all this overtime and stress is making you tense."
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Tense as an adjective:
Pulled taut, without any slack.
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Tense as a verb:
To make or become tense.