Crossword clues for preterit
The Collaborative International Dictionary
preterit
Preterperfect \Pre`ter*per"fect\, a. & n. [Pref. preter- + perfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called preterit.
Wiktionary
preterit
n. (context US English) (alternative form of preterite English)
WordNet
preterit
n. a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense [syn: preterite]
Usage examples of "preterit".
In the preterit some are likewise formed by a, as brake, spake, bare, share, sware, tare, ware, clave, gat, begat, forgat, and perhaps some others, but more rarely.
A soft copy for posterity and, from a certain point of view, for all things preterit too.