Past Tense (definition)

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.

See Also

• Present Tense (definition)
• Future Tense (definition)
• Tense (definition)

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_Tense

References

• Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.