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preterite in Spanish

preterite in Spanish is pretérito — preterite means showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

preterite in Spanish

pretérito
adj
(grammar, of a tense) Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
pretérito
noun
(grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.

What does "preterite" mean?

  1. adj Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
  2. adj Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.
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"preterite" in Spanish is pretérito. preterite means: Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

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