preterit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for preterit in the English»French Dictionary

preterit(e) [ˈpretərɪt, Am ˈpret̬ɚɪt] N LING

1. preterit(e) (in English):

preterit(e)

prétérit m

2. preterit(e) (in French):

preterit(e)

passé m simple

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The only other tenses commonly used are the conditional/future and their meaning is approximately the same of the present/preterit imperfect described herein.

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