past tense

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [past, pahst tens]
- /pæst, pɑst tɛns/
- /pɑːst tens/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [past, pahst tens]
- /pæst, pɑst tɛns/

Definitions of past tense words

noun past tense grammar: verb tense of past actions or states 1
adjective past tense denoting one of various tenses used in relating past events 0
noun past tense a tense used to refer to the past 0

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Parts of speech for Past tense

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Past tense

past tense popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.