PRINCIPAL PARTS


Meaning of PRINCIPAL PARTS in English

noun

[ pl. ] ( grammar ) the forms of a verb from which all the other forms can be made. In English these are the infinitive(for example swim ), the past tense ( swam ) and the past participle ( swum ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.