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

• 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。
• How do you form the past tense?
  你怎样构成过去时态？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You must use the past tense here, I'm afraid.
  恐怕在这儿你必须使用过去时态。
• 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。
• 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。
• Students will be able to retell stories using proper past tense verbs.
  学生能够复述故事并恰当的运用过去时。