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1 | 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 38% | 4 | Past-tense verb that is the same as its present-tense form minus the fourth and fifth letters | |
3 | 38% | 3 | Verb whose past tense form is an anagram of its present tense | |
The Past Tense Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PRETERIT" which means:
- noun
- • A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense adjective
- • (grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
- • Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The preterit is one of the past tenses in spanish."
- • "In english, the preterit is also known as the simple past."
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New York Times30 Apr 1991 | Across 33 | |
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