| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PRETERIT | Verb tense expressing the past |
| EAT | Verb whose past tense is formed by moving the first letter to the end |
| ALIT | Past-tense verb that is the same as its present-tense form minus the fourth and fifth letters |
| WERE | Verb in past tense. |
| WERE | Contraction that's also a past-tense verb |
| ATE | Past-tense verb that sounds like a number |
| LENT | Religious observance that's also a past-tense verb |
| SEE | Verb that can combine with its past tense |
