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| − | + | The past tense refers to an action that happened before the phrase was said or written. In English the past tense is usually formed by suffixing ''-ed'' to the verb form. In Gaelic, the past tense is typically indicated with [[Lenition|lenition]] of the first consonant of verb sometimes accompanied by the presence of the particle ''do''. | |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Present Tense (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Future Tense (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Tense (definition)]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! | ||
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_Tense | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | *Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.'' Oxford, UK: Blackwell. | |
| − | Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. | ||
[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Tense]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Morphology]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Semantics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:49, 15 June 2012
The past tense refers to an action that happened before the phrase was said or written. In English the past tense is usually formed by suffixing -ed to the verb form. In Gaelic, the past tense is typically indicated with lenition of the first consonant of verb sometimes accompanied by the presence of the particle do.
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
