Difference between Preterit and Preterite

What is the difference between Preterit and Preterite?

Preterit as a noun is (grammar) the preterite tense, simple past tense: the grammatical tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past. while Preterite as a noun is (grammar) the preterite tense, simple past tense: the grammatical tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past.

Preterit

Part of speech: noun

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

Preterite

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: showing an action at a determined moment in the past.

Part of speech: noun

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

We hope you now know whether to use Preterit or Preterite in your sentence.

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