past imperfect

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past imperfect

noun

uncountable The imperfect.
Similar: past imperfect tense, preterimperfect

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noun grammatical tense

Português	pretérito imperfeito
Français	l'imparfait
Tiếng Việt	thì quá khứ chưa hoàn thành

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@misc{past_imperfect_2026,
  title = {past imperfect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/past%20imperfect},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}