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

• How do you form the past tense?
  你怎样构成过去时态？
• It's hard to put a friend in the past tense.
  用过去式来谈一个朋友太困难了。
• Several verbs have alternative regular and irregular past tense and past participle forms.
  有些动词兼有规则和不规则的过去式和过去分词的形式。
• The results themselves should be described in the past tense, like the methods.
  与“方法”部分一样，叙述“结果”时应使用过去时。
• Change this verb from the present tense into the past tense and future tense.
  把这个动词从现在时改为过去时和将来时。
• These words all become the past tense, then we all passing, also together dust-laden.
  这些词全都成为过去式，然后我们的所有过往，也就一起尘封。
• 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。
• Not long ago is only used in positive statements with the verb in the past tense
  notlongago仅用于肯定式陈述句中，与动词过去时态连用
• 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。
• 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。