past imperfect tense
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past imperfect tense
noun past imperfect tenses
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A grammatical tense which expresses the past as an action which was still going on at the point in time described, say someone "was ...ing" something, as opposed to the already accomplished counterpart past perfect tense (where the action took place even further in the past)
Similar: past imperfect, preterimperfect, imperfect
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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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