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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 | + | 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. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Present Tense (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Future Tense (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Tense (definition)]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 15:59, 15 November 2009
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
External Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_Tense
References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
