non-past

See also: nonpast

English

Alternative forms

• nonpast

Etymology

From non- +‎ past.

Adjective

non-past (not comparable)

1. (grammar, of the tense) Of a tense, not pertaining to the past; in particular, applicable to both the present and the future.

   In the phrases ‘I am running tomorrow’ and ‘I am running now,’ the main verb is in the non-past tense.

Anagrams

• Pantons, pantons