preterite

Of, relating to, or being the verb tense that describes a past action or state.

The verb form expressing or describing a past action or condition.

A verb in the preterite form.

Same as preterit.

showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

The preterite tense, simple past tense: the grammatical tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past.

a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense