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Definition of the past tense noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the past tense

noun
 
/ðə ˌpɑːst ˈtens/
 
/ðə ˌpæst ˈtens/
(also the past)
[singular] (grammar)
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  1. the form of a verb used to describe actions in the past
    • The past tense of ‘take’ is ‘took’.
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