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pretérito
(
preh
-
teh
-
ree
-
toh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1.
(grammar)
a.
preterite
"Yo bailo" está en presente; "yo bailé" está en pretérito.
"I dance" is in the present; "I danced" is in the preterite.
b.
past
En un ejercicio del examen de español, teníamos que poner los verbos en pretérito.
We had to put the verbs in the past in an exercise on the Spanish exam.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
2.
(old)
a.
past
La gente siempre recuerda las épocas pretéritas como épocas mejores.
People always remember past times as better times.
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pretérito
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
1.
(general)
a.
past
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
2.
(grammar)
a.
preterite, past
pretérito imperfecto
imperfect
pretérito indefinido
simple past
pretérito perfecto
(present) perfect
pretérito pluscuamperfecto
pluperfect
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pretérito
adjective
1
(Lingüística)
past
2
(pasado)
past;
former
las glorias pretéritas del país
the country's former glories
(Lingüística)
(also
pretérito indefinido
)
preterite;
past historic
pretérito imperfecto
imperfect
pretérito perfecto
present perfect
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Phrases
pretérito perfecto
present perfect
pretérito indefinido
simple past
pretérito imperfecto
imperfect past tense
pretérito perfecto simple
preterite
desinencias del pretérito
preterite endings
terminaciones del pretérito
preterite endings
escribe oraciones con "correr" en el pretérito
write sentences with "correr" in the preterite
pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo
imperfect subjunctive
"comer" en pretérito
"comer" in the preterite
pretérito vs. imperfecto
preterite vs. imperfect tense
pretérito perfecto compuesto
perfect indicative tense
pretérito pluscuamperfecto
past perfect
"poner" en pretérito perfecto simple
"poner" in preterite tense
pretérito anterior
past perfect
cambia los verbos del presente al pretérito
change the verbs in the present into their past forms
tiempo pretérito
past tense
pretérito de "hablar"
preterite of "hablar"
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