past imperfect

noun

The imperfect.

Meanings

nounpast imperfect (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegrammarThe imperfect.

    Synonyms: past imperfect tense, preterimperfect

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe imperfect.

Translations

Dutch onvoltooid verleden tijd (O.V.T.)
  • onvoltooid verleden tijd (O.V.T.)grammatical tense
Finnish imperfekti
  • imperfektigrammatical tense
French l'imparfait
  • l'imparfaitgrammatical tense
Polish czas przeszły niedokonany
  • czas przeszły niedokonanygrammatical tense
Portuguese pretérito imperfeito
  • pretérito imperfeitogrammatical tense
Punjabi ਅਪੂਰਨ ਭੂਤਕਾਲ
  • ਅਪੂਰਨ ਭੂਤਕਾਲ (apūran bhūtkāl)grammatical tense
Vietnamese thì quá khứ chưa hoàn thành
  • thì quá khứ chưa hoàn thànhgrammatical tense
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APA

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Chicago

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