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Uncommonpast tense
The correct spelling is past tense.
How to pronounce past tense
noun
Say it like: Pas-t t-ens-e
The correct spelling is past tense. (grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now…
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Definition
noun
- 1.(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).
- 2.(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that is used in a conditional expression to refer to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that is hypothetical and often counterfactual.
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