HyperDic: past_tense

English > 1 sense of the expression past tense:
NOUNcommunicationpast tense, pasta verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
English > past tense: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past.
Synonympast
Narrowerpreterit, preteriteA term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
BroadertenseA grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Spanishpretérito, tiempo pasado

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