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adj. Of, relating to, or being the verb tense that describes a past action or state.

n. The verb form expressing or describing a past action or condition.

n. A verb in the preterite form.

adj. showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

n. The preterite tense, simple past tense: the grammatical tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past.

adjective-and-noun. Same as preterit.

n. a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense

"Once you have the command of the present tense, the preterite is then taught."

past tense    past   

preterition    preteritive   

preterit   

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