<tns>

<tns> (tense) indicates the grammatical tense associated with a given inflected form in a dictionary. [9.3.1 Information on Written and Spoken Forms]
Moduledictionaries — 9 Dictionaries
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) att.lexicographic (@expand, @norm, @split, @value, @orig, @location, @mergedIn, @opt)
Used by
model.entryPart model.morphLike
Contained by
core: cit
dictionaries: dictScrap entryFree etym form gramGrp
namesdates: nym
May contain
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m pc phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: abbr add address bibl biblStruct binaryObject cb choice cit corr date del desc distinct email emph expan foreign gap gb gloss graphic hi index label lb list listBibl measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num orig pb ptr q quote ref reg rs said sic soCalled stage term time title unclear
dictionaries: lang oRef oVar pRef pVar
drama: camera caption castList move sound tech view
figures: figure formula notatedMusic table
gaiji: g
header: biblFull idno
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material msDesc objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc climate country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName listEvent listNym listOrg listPerson listPlace listRelation location nameLink offset orgName persName placeName population region relationGrp roleName settlement state surname terrain trait
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att classSpec code eg egXML elementSpec gi ident listRef macroSpec moduleSpec specDesc specGrp specGrpRef specList tag val
textcrit: app listWit witDetail
textstructure: floatingText
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift listTranspose metamark mod redo restore retrace space subst substJoin supplied surplus undo
verse: caesura rhyme
Declaration

<rng:element name="tns">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.lexicographic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="macro.paraContent"/>
</rng:element>
element tns
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.lexicographic.attributes,
   macro.paraContent
}
Example
Taken from Wörterbuch der Deutschen Sprache. Veranstaltet und herausgegeben von Joachim Heinrich Campe. Vierter Theil. S - bis - T. (Braunschweig 1810. In der Schulbuchhandlung):

Treffen, v. unregelm. ... du triffst, ...

<entry>
 <form type="inflected">
  <gramGrp>
   <per value="2"/>
   <number value="singular"/>
   <tns value="present"/>
   <mood value="indicative"/>
  </gramGrp>
  <form type="personalpronoun">
   <orth>du</orth>
  </form>
  <form type="headword">
   <orth>
    <oVar>triffst</oVar>
   </orth>
  </form>
 </form>
</entry>
Note
This element is synonymous with <gram type="tense">.