preterite in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.preterite [Am ˈprɛdərət, Brit ˈprɛt(ə)rɪt], preterit ADJ

II.preterite [Am ˈprɛdərət, Brit ˈprɛt(ə)rɪt], preterit N

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preterite in the PONS Dictionary

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Both forms stem from the third-person plural ("ellos, ellas, ustedes") of the preterite.
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In the past tense, they use the preterite endings of the weak verbs.
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Please note the use of -ss- instead of -- in the preterite forms.
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In the case of modal verbs the present and preterite forms are listed, since these are the only forms that exist.
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The first example, being the preterite, refers only to actions completed once in the remote past, or distant past.
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These were originally aspectual, but developed into something more like a preterite and future.
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It is thus comparable in meaning to what is called the preterite in grammars of some languages.
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Preterite may be denoted by the glossing abbreviation or.
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In the colloquial language, the perfect is often preferred to the preterite.
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It has preterite and conditional forms, which are often used with present and imperfect meaning, respectively.
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