simple past
[ sim-puhl past ]
noun
a verb formation used to indicate that an action or state happened in the past, such as seemed, had, started, took: in regular verbs in English, formed by adding -ed to the stem.
adjective
designating a verb formation used to express an action or state that happened in the past.
Origin of simple past
1First recorded in 1770–80
Words Nearby simple past
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