IMPERFECT TENSE.
This tense, in its simple form is the preterit; which, in all regular verbs, adds d or ed to the present, but in others is formed variously.
1. The simple form of the imperfect tense is varied thus:—
Singular. Plural. 1. I loved, 1. We loved, 2. Thou lovedst, 2. You loved, 3. He loved; 3. They loved.
2. This tense may also be formed by prefixing the auxiliary did to the present: thus,
Singular. Plural. 1. I did love, 1. We did love, 2. Thou didst love, 2. You did love, 3. He did love; 3. They did love.