
''This article is about the grammatical term. To see the article relating to eschatology and the Book of Revelation, see Preterism.'' ---- The preterite (also ''praeterite'', in American English also ''preterit'') is the grammatical tense expressing actions which took place in the past. In English language, the term ''preterite'' is often superseded by ''simple past'' or ''past simple'', although it is still often heard in its adjectival form (for instance: "The preterite form of 'to come' is 'came'."). * "She ''went'' to the cinema." In German language, the Präteritum is used for past actions. In South Germany, Austria and Switzerland, it is mostly used solely in writing, for example in stories. In certain regions, a few specific verbs are used in the preterite, for instance the modal verbs and the verbs ''haben'' (to have) and ''sein''. * Es war einmal ein kleines Mädchen, das Rotkäppchen hieß. (There ''was'' once a small girl who ''was called'' Little Red Riding Hood.) In speech and informal writing, Perfekt is used (eg, Ich ''habe'' das und das ''gesagt''. (I said this and that)). However, in the colloquial language of North Germany, there is still a very important difference between the preterite and the perfect, and both tenses are consequently very common. The preterite is used for past actions when the focus is on the action, whilst the perfect is used for past actions when the focus is on the result of the action. This corresponds to the English usage of the preterite and the present perfect. * Preterite: "Heute früh ''kam'' mein Freund." (my friend came early in the morning, but perhaps he has already gone) * Perfect: "Heute früh ''ist'' mein Freund ''gekommen''." (he is still here) In Spanish language, the preterite is a verb tense that indicates an action taken once in the past that was completed at some point in the past. This is as opposed to the imperfect, which refers to any repeated, continuous, or habitual past action. Thus, "I ran five miles yesterday" would use the first-person preterite form of ran, ''corrí'', whereas "I ran five miles every morning" would use the first-person imperfect form, ''corría''. Conjugation: {| ! || -ar verbs (hablar) || -er verbs (comer) || -ir verbs (insistir) |-- |''yo'' || -é (hablé) || -í (comí) || -í (insistí) |-- |''tú'' || -aste (hablaste) || -iste (comiste) || -iste (insististe) |-- |''él'' || -ó (habló) || -ó (comió) || -ó (insistió) |-- |''nosotros'' || -amos (hablamos) || -emos (comemos) || -imos (insistimos) |-- |''vosotros'' || -asteis (hablasteis) || -isteis (comisteis) || -isteis (insististeis) |-- |''ellos'' || -aron (hablaron) || -ieron (comieron) || -ieron (insistieron) |} See also: pluperfect (past perfect), past tense, present tense, future tense, grammatical aspect, Wiktionary:Wiktionary Appendix:Irregular Verbs. Grammatical tenses
There's a lot of German on this page, I'm not so sure it belongs here. Maybe it would work better if it were suplemented with Spanish and French information also? I think then maybe we would exceed the scope of the article. It might be better if we leave the German/foreign language lesson to Wikibooks. I didn't really want to delete information or change anything without some input from other users. Any comments appreciated. --User:Nitrogenx 04:38, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC) Actually, I didn't see the Spanish there. So maybe some French would be acceptable if anyone knows a bit? --User:Nitrogenx 04:49, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
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''This article is about the grammatical term. To see the article relating to eschatology and the Book of Revelation, see Preterism.'' ---- The preterite (also ''praeterite'', in American English also ''preterit'') is the grammatical tense expressing actions which took place in the past. In English language, the term ''preterite'' is often superseded by ''simple past'' or ''past simple'', although it is still often heard in its adjectival form (for instance: "The preterite form of 'to come' is 'came'."). * "She ''went'' to the cinema." In German language, the Präteritum is used for past actions. In South Germany, Austria and Switzerland, it is mostly used solely in writing, for example in stories. In certain regions, a few specific verbs are used in the preterite, for instance the modal verbs and the verbs ''haben'' (to have) and ''sein''. * Es war einmal ein kleines Mädchen, das Rotkäppchen hieß. (There ''was'' once a small girl who ''was called'' Little Red Riding Hood.) In speech and informal writing, Perfekt is used (eg, Ich ''habe'' das und das ''gesagt''. (I said this and that)). However, in the colloquial language of North Germany, there is still a very important difference between the preterite and the perfect, and both tenses are consequently very common. The preterite is used for past actions when the focus is on the action, whilst the perfect is used for past actions when the focus is on the result of the action. This corresponds to the English usage of the preterite and the present perfect. * Preterite: "Heute früh ''kam'' mein Freund." (my friend came early in the morning, but perhaps he has already gone) * Perfect: "Heute früh ''ist'' mein Freund ''gekommen''." (he is still here) In Spanish language, the preterite is a verb tense that indicates an action taken once in the past that was completed at some point in the past. This is as opposed to the imperfect, which refers to any repeated, continuous, or habitual past action. Thus, "I ran five miles yesterday" would use the first-person preterite form of ran, ''corrí'', whereas "I ran five miles every morning" would use the first-person imperfect form, ''corría''. Conjugation: {| ! || -ar verbs (hablar) || -er verbs (comer) || -ir verbs (insistir) |-- |''yo'' || -é (hablé) || -í (comí) || -í (insistí) |-- |''tú'' || -aste (hablaste) || -iste (comiste) || -iste (insististe) |-- |''él'' || -ó (habló) || -ó (comió) || -ó (insistió) |-- |''nosotros'' || -amos (hablamos) || -emos (comemos) || -imos (insistimos) |-- |''vosotros'' || -asteis (hablasteis) || -isteis (comisteis) || -isteis (insististeis) |-- |''ellos'' || -aron (hablaron) || -ieron (comieron) || -ieron (insistieron) |} See also: pluperfect (past perfect), past tense, present tense, future tense, grammatical aspect, Wiktionary:Wiktionary Appendix:Irregular Verbs. Grammatical tenses
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There's a lot of German on this page, I'm not so sure it belongs here. Maybe it would work better if it were suplemented with Spanish and French information also? I think then maybe we would exceed the scope of the article. It might be better if we leave the German/foreign language lesson to Wikibooks. I didn't really want to delete information or change anything without some input from other users. Any comments appreciated. --User:Nitrogenx 04:38, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC) Actually, I didn't see the Spanish there. So maybe some French would be acceptable if anyone knows a bit? --User:Nitrogenx 04:49, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
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