preterite-present
/ˈprɛt(ə)rɪtˈprɛznt/(US preterit-present) Grammar
noun
A verb of which the tense used as the present was originally a preterite, especially one of a small group of verbs in the Germanic languages (mostly used as modal auxiliaries) of which the present tense is in form and origin a preterite and the past tense a more recent (though still pre-literary) weak formation.
adjective
Designating or relating to a preterite-present.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly. From preterite + present.