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past tense
noun
grammar : a verb tense that is used to refer to the past
Full Definition of PAST TENSE
: a verb tense expressing action or state in or as if in the past: a : a verb tense expressive of elapsed time (as wrote in “on arriving I wrote a letter”) b : a verb tense expressing action or state in progress or continuance or habitually done or customarily occurring at a past time (as was writing in “I was writing while he dictated” or loved in “their sons loved fishing”)
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First Known Use of PAST TENSE
1813
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PAST TENSE Defined for Kids
past tense
noun
Definition of PAST TENSE for Kids
: a verb tense used to express an action or state having already taken place or existed <The past tense of the verb “run” is “ran.”>
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