31. In the present tense, they use the " preterite " endings of the strong verbs. 32. :: Jayron, are you sure that the last syllable of premodern English preterites was actually stressed? 33. A dozen or so primary statives survived, in the form of the " preterite -present verbs ". 34. The following table presents substantially all extant forms of each of the existing preterite -present verbs in Gothic. 35. The simple preterite indicative, descending from the Latin perfect indicative, is primarily used in contemporary written Catalan. 36. Cronkite's entire career is being summed up as a single fact, so you use the preterite . 37. As stated above, deciding whether to use the preterite or the imperfect can present some difficulty for English speakers. 38. An important subset of these verbs are the preterite -present verbs, which are shared by all Germanic languages. 39. Please note the use of-ss-instead of-% % -in the preterite forms. 40. Following are the common preterite -presents, including the modals, in Middle High German with their associated meanings:
