pretérito
(Lingüística) (also pretérito indefinido) preterite; past historic
pretérito imperfecto imperfect
pretérito perfecto present perfect
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pretérito(
preh
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teh
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ree
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (grammar)
pretérito
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (general)
a. past
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
2. (grammar)
a. preterite, past
pretérito imperfectoimperfect
pretérito indefinidosimple past
pretérito perfecto(present) perfect
pretérito pluscuamperfectopluperfect
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