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past iterative

grammarlinguistic

The "past iterative" tense is used in some languages to describe actions that were repeated or habitual in the past.

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Definition

C1Lithuanian Language

(technical)A tense indicating actions that were repeated in the past, similar to 'used to' in English.

Example

  • In Lithuanian, 'dirbdavau' means 'I used to work' or 'I would work' repeatedly in the past.

C2Ancient Greek

(technical, historical)A verb form used in the Epic dialect to show habitual or repeated actions in the past.