past tense

英 [pɑːst tens]

美 [pæst tens]

n.  过去时; 过去式

牛津词典

noun

• 过去时； 过去式
  the form of a verb used to describe actions in the past
  1. The past tense of ‘take’ is ‘took’.
     take的过去式是took。

英英释义

noun

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
  Synonym:past

双语例句

• B: Was. Past tense. Former life.
  以前是。过去式了。以前的生活是这样。
• We use the simple past tense to talk about things in the past.
  我们用过去一般时态来谈论过去的事情。
• In narrative, the reporting verb is in the past tense.
  在叙述过程中，间接引语的动词通常用过去式。
• When you are talking about the day you have just had, use the past tense, e.g.
  当你谈论你刚刚度过的一天时，用过去时态，例如：Westoppedfortea。
• Don't want to meaningless wait, you will become my past tense.
  不想无意义的等待，你将成为我的过去式。
• You must use the past tense here, I'm afraid.
  恐怕在这儿你必须使用过去时态。
• Also marked Chinese le express perfecting or change in aspect, sometimes does not express past tense.
  也指出了汉语的了在体方面表示完成或变化，有时不表示过去时。
• If you want to talk about work you did in the past, use the past tense, e.g.
  如果你想谈论你过去做什么工作，用过去时态。
• To grasp the Present Perfect and the Irregular verbs 'past tense& past participle tense.
  掌握现在完成时态以及不规则动词的过去时态和过去分词。
• Irregular past tense verbs can be a difficulty for many students of English.
  对于许多学英语的学生来说，不规则动词过去式是很难掌握的。