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past simple

past simple noun: simple past.

Noun

past simple (plural past simples)

  1. (past) simple past

Forms of past simple

pluralpast simples

Questions about past simple

What does past simple mean?
Past simple means simple past.
What part of speech is past simple?
Past simple is a noun.
What is the plural of past simple?
The plural of past simple is past simples.

Words near past simple in the dictionary

  1. past perfect
  2. past perfect continuous
  3. past perfect progressive
  4. past progressive
  5. past redemption
  6. past simple
  7. past simples
  8. past tense
  9. past tenses
  10. past the point of
  11. past time

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