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Definition of
the past tense noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
the
past tense
noun
noun
(
also
the past
)
[
singular
]
(
grammar
)
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the form of a verb used to describe actions in the past
The past tense of “take” is “took.”
See
the past tense
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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