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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 9 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 44% | 13 | One of the two tenses that make up the English simple tenses | |
3 | 40% | 7 | Past tenses, to Plato | |
Past Tenses Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PRETERITS" which means:
- noun
- • A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
An example sentence would be:
- • "They studied the preterits of irregular verbs in spanish class."
- • "The preterits in this passage indicate past actions."
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New York Times11 Feb 1995 | Down 30 | |
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