| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PRETERIT | Past tense in grammar |
| PRETERITE | In grammar, the past tense. |
| PERF | Tense, in grammar: Abbr. |
| PRES | Tense in grammar: Abbr. |
| AORIST | Tense in Greek grammar. |
| WERE | Verb in past tense. |
| BRIT | Yank in the past tense? |
| ARAL | Sea whose Wikipedia article is written in the past tense |
| TENSE | It can be past or present, in grammar |
