👉 The preterite is a grammatical structure that marks the time or place of an event in the past. It is used to describe the past, present or future of an action or state. The word "preterite" comes from the Latin word "preteris," which means "past."
👉 Preteriteness is a concept in linguistics that refers to a state or condition of being before another. It can be defined as the absence of an event at some point in time, such as when something has not yet happened. Preteriteness is often used in discussions about the temporal order and causality of events.
For example, if someone says "I was born in 1980," they are preteritely stating that they were born before 198