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I . preterit(e) [ˈpretərɪt, Am -t̬ɚət] LING N

the preterit

czas m przeszły

II . preterit(e) [ˈpretərɪt, Am -t̬ɚət] LING ADJ

preterit(e) form:

preterit(e)

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These verbs derive from the subjunctive or optative use of preterite forms to refer to present or future time. en.wikipedia.org

In the past tense, they use the preterite endings of the weak verbs. en.wikipedia.org

The preterite form "would" is used in some conditional sentences, and as a past form of future "will" as described above under. en.wikipedia.org

The present singular is formed from the original singular preterite stem and the present plural from the original plural preterite stem. en.wikipedia.org

Preterite may be denoted by the glossing abbreviation or. en.wikipedia.org

Please note the use of -ss- instead of -- in the preterite forms. en.wikipedia.org

Conjugation includes three persons, two numbers (singular and plural), three moods (indicative, imperative and subjunctive), and two tenses (present and preterite). en.wikipedia.org

For example, the verb estar, when conjugated in the third-person plural of the preterite, becomes estuvieron. en.wikipedia.org

The second preterite stem is used for second-person singular, and all persons in the plural (as well as the preterite subjunctive). en.wikipedia.org

The subjunctive shows more regularity, with no stem vowel differences in singular versus plural and identical endings in both present and preterite. en.wikipedia.org

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