Adjective modifier

• past: Can you work out the past tenses of the following.

• compound: In compound tenses we need to include the direct object between the subject and the auxiliary verb.

• continuous: This week we covered simple present, present continuous, simple past and past continuous tenses.

• future: Growing ability to use past and future tenses and all parts of grammar.

Modifies a noun

• thriller: What follows is a tense, brutal thriller that leaves you questioning whether Harris's results justify his means.

• standoff: After a tense standoff, at nightfall, the police left, having been thwarted in their attempt to destroy the fields.

• verb: WEEK 2 Test on present tense, irregular verbs.

• climax: With the home support's voice growing, Bath responded through two Olly Barkley penalties to set up a tense climax to the game.

• muscle: Neck Stretch - A good way to loosen tense neck muscles.

• confrontation: In the context of the exceptionally tense confrontation over Kashmir, a small spark could trigger another war.

Modifying Another Word

• unbearably: The point of view shots make these scenes unbearably tense.

• incredibly: During the incredibly tense moments that followed, I read a mixture of emotions in his cautious darting eyes.

• extremely: A true invitation to deep sleep, Sea & Senses is recommended for extremely tense clients.

Noun used with modifier

• verb: Time lines are also a great way of conveying the meaning of different verb tenses.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: If a certain person makes you feel tense, try to plan to avoid them on the morning of your wedding.

• remain: Unfortunately, the situation in the Northern Caucasus remains tense.

• become: The whole body picks up on the messages from the fingers, becoming tense, rigid, fixated.

Preposition: of

• verb: The tenses of the two verbs in the sending are different.