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

• GALE: I guess I'm thinking of things in the past tense now.
  我想我现在已经开始用过去式的思维看待事情了。
• I can find out the rules of the verbs forms of the simple past tense.
  我能归纳出实意动词的一般过去式的构成规律。
• This next step will be the hardest, learn past tense and future tense.
  这一步是最难的，要学习过去时和将来时。
• 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。
• You must use the past tense here, I'm afraid.
  恐怕在这儿你必须使用过去时态。
• 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。
• 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。
• B: Was. Past tense. Former life.
  以前是。过去式了。以前的生活是这样。
• 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。
• 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。