preterit

Meanings

• Tense

  The preterit is a tense used in Latin to indicate that an action has been completed in the past.

  - "Julius ______ (past tense) the war."
  - "Mary ______ (past tense) her homework before going to bed."

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Synonyms

bygone , foregone

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Variants

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preterit , preterite , preterites , preterits

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Forms

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The preterit tense is formed by adding the past tense endings to the infinitive form of the verb., {"infinitive"=>"sum", "preterit"=>"fui"}, {"infinitive"=>"facere", "preterit"=>"feci"}, {"infinitive"=>"habere", "preterit"=>"habui"}

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Etymology

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The Latin word 'preteritus' means 'past' or 'gone by'.

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Trivia

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1. The Latin preterit tense is also called the perfect tense because it indicates that an action has been completed.

2. The preterit tense is used in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Mass to describe past events, such as the institution of the Eucharist.

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Related Concepts

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1. imperfect: The imperfect tense in Latin is used to describe ongoing or incomplete actions in the past.

2. future perfect: The future perfect tense in Latin is used to describe an action that will be completed before another action in the future.

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Culture

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In Latin literature, the use of the preterit tense is common to describe past actions and completed events. For example, Virgil uses the preterit tense extensively in the Aeneid.

How to Memorize "preterit"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the Latin word 'preteritus' and associate it with the idea of 'past' or 'completed'. Practice forming the past tense of various Latin verbs.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the preterit tense with the English past tense, such as 'go' (present tense) -> 'went' (past tense).

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally' (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction) to remember the order of Latin tense rules: Perfect Tenses (preterit, imperfect, pluperfect, future perfect) before Imperfect Tenses (imperfect, imperfect continuous, pluperfect continuous, future imperfect).

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