simple past
A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by the inflection…A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by the inflection of a single word, without any auxiliary verb such as be or have.
» Is this sentence in the present perfect or simple past?
Steht dieser Satz in der vollendeten Gegenwart oder in der einfachen Vergangenheit? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesA tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by the inflection of a single word, without any auxiliary verb such as be or have.
Präteritum
просто́е проше́дшее вре́мяprostóje prošédšeje vrémja, проше́дшее вре́мяprošédšeje vrémja
the form of a verb used to describe an action that happened before the present time and is no longer happening.
Examples
2 sentencesIs this sentence in the present perfect or simple past?
deSteht dieser Satz in der vollendeten Gegenwart oder in der einfachen Vergangenheit? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I removed the tag "simple past," which seemed inappropriate.
Translations
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Origin
“Simple” because the tense is formed without any auxiliary verb.“Simple” because the tense is formed without any auxiliary verb.
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Forms
plural: simple pasts| Singular | simple past |
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| Plural | simple pasts |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the form of a verb used to describe an action that happened before the present time and is no longer happening.:past simple