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preterit

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noun

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The correct spelling is preterit. (grammar) The preterite tense, simple past tense: the grammatical tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past.

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noun

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

adjective

  1. 1.(grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
  2. 2.Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

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