The time of an action, event, or state in a sentence.
German tenses include present (Präsens), past (Präteritum), present perfect (Perfekt), past perfect (Plusquamperfekt), future (Futur I), and future perfect (Futur II).
Examples
Present tense:
Ich gehe zur Schule.
I go to school.
Past tense:
Ich ging zur Schule.
I went to school.
See also
Verb
Present tense
Past tense
Present perfect tense
Past perfect tense
Future tense
Future perfect tense