Preterite

/ˈpɹɛtəɹɪt/

Synonyms for "preterite" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
aoristcompleted past
Adjective(1 words)
foregone

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
narrative past tensepast definite
Adjective(1 words)
past

Related words (6)

Noun(4 words)
past narrative formpast tensepreteritsimple past
Adjective(1 words)
spanish past
Verb(1 words)
tensed

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries
grammatical categorygrammatical tensepastpast tensetense

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6 entries
English preteriteFrench preteriteGerman preteriteSpanish preteriteaoristsimple past

Collocations

10 entries
English preteriteGerman preteriteSpanish preteritepast tense formpreterite conjugationpreterite endingspreterite formpreterite tensepreterite verbsimple past tense

Inflections

3 entries
more preteritemost preteritepreterites

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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An "experience" is a nightmare in preterite tense.

Source: tatoeba (2184950)

Sometimes Tom uses the preterite incorrectly.

Source: tatoeba (6171945)

Sometimes Tom uses the preterite (past) incorrectly.

Source: tatoeba (6295556)

The Dravidian preterite tense is ordinarily formed, like the present, by annexing the pronominal signs to the preterite verbal participle.

Source: wiktionary

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