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Significados de praeterite em inglês

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

Sinônimos
Examples for "preterit"
Examples for "preterit"
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
1
There are no preterite storytellers, Harry; remember that.
The dream of perpetual motion
2
Thus Ya enters into the future tense, and Zi in the preterite of all verbs requiring auxiliaries.
The Coming Race
3
Thus, in all verbs the preterite and the past participle were the same and ended in -ED.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
4
And in the preterite of the same verb, mattara, he has taken it away: mattaratit, he has taken it away from thee.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
5
How can one tell the story of the finish in cold-blooded preterites?
A Mortal Antipathy
1
One was that sensation of flying, as they whirled through snowy parks and along Riverside drive, past historic places and world-famous buildings.
The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware
1
Sylvia heard, or thought-hoped-sheheard , aslightstress on the past tense.
American empire: blood and iron
2
By the way, the questions were all written in the past tense.
Peter Pan
3
All that I say in this paper is in a paulo- past tense.
Across the Plains, with Other Memories and Essays
4
But perhaps that last sentence should now be in the past tense.
The Guardian
5
I don't know why I'm referring to it in the past tense.
The Guardian
Uso de praeterite em inglês
1
"I fear not; I fear that it is rather praeterite than practical."
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
Colocações frequentes
Praeterite ao longo do tempo