The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PRETERIT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1984.
A past tense crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRETERIT | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: A past tense
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clove
- preterit
- did
- lay
- saw
- bore
- dove
- tore
- knew
- nervous
- sawing
- stiff
Crossword Answer definitions
PRETERIT noun- (grammar) The preterite tense, simple past tense: the grammatical tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past.
- (grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
- Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.
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