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simple past

[ sim-puhl past ]

noun

  1. a verb formation used to indicate that an action or state happened in the past, such as seemed, had, started, took: in regular verbs in English, formed by adding -ed to the stem.


adjective

  1. designating a verb formation used to express an action or state that happened in the past.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of simple past1

First recorded in 1770–80

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