Preterit vs. Preterite — What's the Difference?

Of, relating to, or being the verb tense that describes a past action or state.

The preterite or preterit (; abbreviated PRET or PRT) is a grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past. In general, it combines the perfective aspect (event viewed as a single whole; it is not to be confused with the similarly named perfect) with the past tense, and may thus also be termed the perfective past.

The verb form expressing or describing a past action or condition.

Of, relating to, or being the verb tense that describes a past action or state.

A verb in the preterite form.

The verb form expressing or describing a past action or condition.

Alternative form of preterite

A verb in the preterite form.

Alternative form of preterite

Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

Past; - applied to a tense which expresses an action or state as past.

Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

(grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.

The preterit; also, a word in the preterit tense.

Same as Preterit.

A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense

A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense