Past, present or future Crossword Clue

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Past, present or future Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
2. become stretched or tense or taut
(noun)
1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
(adjective)
1. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
2. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat’)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PRESENT (verb)
1. perform (a play), especially on a stage
2. give, especially as an honor or reward
PRESENT (noun)
1. the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
2. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
PRESENT (adjective)
1. being or existing in a specified place
2. temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
FUTURE (noun)
1. the time yet to come
2. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
FUTURE (adjective)
1. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
2. a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened

Hint 3: Anagram

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Down

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3. Up and about

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