Preterites

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.noun(grammar) The preterite tense, simple past tense: the grammatical tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past.

Synonyms

prepositional prepositions pretermit preterition past participle preposition participles past tense past perfect prepositional phrase prepositioning present participle

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