imperf.
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Also: impf. imperfect
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(of stamps) imperforate
Example Sentences
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Description, imperf. as tense of, 260, 1, a.
From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)
The sayd optatyve hath thre preterites, that is to say, imperf., parfyte, and plusperf., puttynge alwayes a ma uoullente, or plust a Dieu before the verbe.
From An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly by Du Wés, Giles
Anonymous, a pleasant Comedie, called Common Conditions, b.l. imperf. 4to. in russia.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
Subjunctive mood, pres. tense, If I do; imperf. if I did; and so on.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
Indic. mood, pres. tense, he is punished; imperf. tense, he was punished; perf. tense, he has been punished; and so on.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
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