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What is a preterite? I am very confused on this. Is a preterite something that describes past events?
For example, When I was younger, I liked visiting my grandparents house.
If so, what would be the preterite in the sentence? Would it be younger?
For example, When I was younger, I liked visiting my grandparents house.
If so, what would be the preterite in the sentence? Would it be younger?
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Ms. Sue
From the Wikipedia article on Preterite:
"The preterite (in American English also preterit) 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; not to be confused with the similarly named perfect) with the past tense, and may thus also be termed the perfective past."
In your sentence, the preterite is "liked ."
"The preterite (in American English also preterit) 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; not to be confused with the similarly named perfect) with the past tense, and may thus also be termed the perfective past."
In your sentence, the preterite is "liked ."
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