preterite

Meanings

• Tense

  The past tense or past participle of a verb.

  - "He has eaten the sandwich."
  - "The sun has set."
  - "She has finished her homework."

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Synonyms

bygone , foregone

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Variants

List of all variants of preterite that leads to same result
preterit , preterite , preterites , preterits

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

The past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding '-ed' or '-d' to the base form (e.g., walk -> walked, play -> played)., Irregular verbs have unique past tense and past participle forms.

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the Latin word 'praeteritus', meaning 'past' or 'gone by'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'preterite' is not commonly used in everyday language.

2. In Latin, the preteritum perfectum (perfect preterite) is a verb tense used to express actions completed in the past with a present result.

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Related Concepts

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1. Past tense: A grammatical tense that expresses actions or states that were completed before the present.

2. Past participle: A verb form that functions as an adjective, indicating the past tense or the completion of an action.

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How to Memorize "preterite"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a clock turning backward to represent the past tense.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the past tense with completed actions or events.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Did it, did it not?' to help remember if a verb is in the past tense.

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