What is the difference between preterite tense,past tense,indefinite preterite, and past participle?
Thank you.
2007-01-30 23:52:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Are you referring to a specific language?
In general, preterite means "past", but there may be some languages in which it refers to a specific kind of past.
I would guess that "indefinite preterite" is the tense used to refer to a non-specific time in the past. That too would depend on which language you mean.
The past participle in English is the -ed2 or -en or 3rd form. (seen/taken/been/walked/called) It's used in the present perfect (eg I have seen) and the passive (What's this thing called?).
2007-01-31 00:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check in a grammar book. And pay attention in class.
2007-01-30 23:55:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋