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- The past tense of ‘take’ is ‘took’.
take的过去式是took。
- The past tense of ‘take’ is ‘took’.
英英释义
noun
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
双语例句
- 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。 - If you have graduated, then you have to say," I majored in English," using past tense.
当你已经毕业了,你就不能再用现在进行时了,应该用过去时来表达。 - 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。 - 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。 - It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense.
科琳娜好像已经去世了:他们谈论她时用的是过去时。 - 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。 - Along with the accession of the new President of USA, Bush has become the past tense of USA.
随着美国新一任总统的就任,布什成了美国的过去时。 - You must use the past tense here, I'm afraid.
恐怕在这儿你必须使用过去时态。