principalparts

principal parts pl.n.

1. In traditional grammars of inflected languages, the forms of the verb that are considered basic and from which all other forms of the verb are derived.

2. In English, the present infinitive (play, eat, put), the past tense (played, ate, put), the present participle (playing, eating, putting), and the past participle (played, eaten, put).

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