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preterite tense

noun

Etymology

See preterite.

Definitions

  1. A verb tense indicating action in the past and marked by verb inflection

    A verb tense indicating action in the past and marked by verb inflection; the preterite.

    • The relation between tense and time in English, however, is by no means straightforward, as we saw in Ch. 1, §3, and it is important to be aware that preterite tense does not always signal past time.
    • There are two past tense aspects and forms in Spanish: the preterite and the imperfect. This chapter provides a clear explanation of the preterite tense.

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