| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| sometimes called the preterit(e), is that form of the verb that describes events or actions that took place earlier: She went to church. He was at home. It is the second principal part of the English verb: a weak verb example is parade, paraded, paraded; a strong verb example is write, wrote, written. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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