NOUN | communication | past tense, past | a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past |
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Meaning | A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past. | |
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Synonym | past | |
Narrower | preterit, preterite | A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense |
Broader | tense | A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time |
Spanish | pretérito, tiempo pasado |
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