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Rh The Present Tense corresponds to the English Present, and like it usually denotes habitual action.

The Imperfect Tense is also called the Habitual or Consuetudinal Past. It denotes habitual action in past time; as,, I used to write.

The Past Tense is also called the Perfect and the Preterite. It corresponds to the Past Tense in English; as,, I wrote.

The Future Tense corresponds to the Future in English: as, I shall write.

The Conditional corresponds to the Compound Tense with "should" or "would" in English: as, thou wouldst write.

The Conditional is also called the Secondary Future, because it denotes a future act regarded in the past: as,. He said that he would write.