(Grammar) Of or being the tense of a verb that shows, usually in the past, an action or a condition as incomplete, continuous, or coincident with another action. Perfect Thoroughly skilled or talented in a certain field or area; proficient. Imperfect A piece of merchandise having a minor ...
We weren’t all together last year. The year before, there were tense words exchanged and an epic storming off moment. The year before that, we made it through an entire trip into the city and a Broadway show without anyone crying. It was rare for us to be apart on this day; even ...
on how Plutarch‘omits all the key events that led to the peace of 371’.Cf. the similar remarksofFrazier (1992) 4497and 4516–4518 onAlex.6.1–2. Forthe wayinwhichPelopidas’wordspick up the theme of ch. 19,see Duff (2015) 133–134.Plutarchandtense:Thepresentandtheimperfect57 ...