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Preter
PRETER
, a Latin preposition, [proeter,] is used in some English words as a prefix. Its proper signification is beyond, hence beside, more.Definition 2024
preter
preter
Middle French
Verb
preter
- Alternative form of prester
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of preter
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | preter | avoir preté | |||||
| gerund | en pretant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | pretant | ||||||
| past participle | preté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | prete | pretes | prete | pretons | pretez | pretent |
| imperfect | pretois, pretoys | pretois, pretoys | pretoit, pretoyt | pretions, pretyons | pretiez, pretyez | pretoient, pretoyent | |
| past historic | preta | pretas | preta | pretasmes | pretastes | preterent | |
| future | preterai, preteray | preteras | pretera | preterons | preterez | preteront | |
| conditional | preterois, preteroys | preterois, preteroys | preteroit, preteroyt | preterions, preteryons | preteriez, preteryez | preteroient, preteroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | prete | pretes | prete | pretons | pretez | pretent |
| imperfect | pretasse | pretasses | pretast | pretassions | pretassiez | pretassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | prete | — | pretons | pretez | — | ||