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

  1. 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."

  2. 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."

  3. Mood as a noun:

    A disposition to do something.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: huff frame of mind"

    "I'm not in the mood for running today."

  4. Mood as a noun:

    A prevalent atmosphere or feeling.

    Examples:

    "A good politician senses the mood of the crowd."

  5. 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."

  1. 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."

  1. 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."

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  1. Tense as a verb (grammar, transitive):

    To apply a tense to.

    Examples:

    "tensing a verb"

  1. 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."

  2. Tense as an adjective:

    Pulled taut, without any slack.

  1. Tense as a verb:

    To make or become tense.

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