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Meanings of preterit in English

Portuguese
preterito
Spanish
pretérito perfecto simple

The grammatical tense expressing actions which took place in the past.

        preterito
        Usage of preterit in English
        1
        The past or preterit tense of Arise.
        The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section A and B
        2
        In life, as in (that for him more truly actual thing) literature, it was always the preterit that enthralled him.
        And Even Now
        3
        "I should say I used to be, if you hadn't objected to my perfects and preterits."
        Indian Summer
        4
        "Pynchon keeps bleating about the preterit, right?"
        Any Coincidence Is / Or, The Day Julia & Cecil the Cat Faced a F...
        5
        ; 277), the preterit of Eat.
        The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section A and B
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for preterit
        Preterit through the time