What is the meaning of word Preterit in Bengali/Bangla ?
Meaning of Preterit in Bangla is : অতীতকাল (o . t i t . k a l)
Defenition of word Preterit
expressing a past action or state.
Example
But what we do in English is shift the subordinate clause verb into preterite inflection (had blue eyes instead of has blue eyes) as if to respect the choice of tense in the main clause.