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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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
• Who knows the past tense and the past participle form of this verb?
  谁知道一般过去时和这个动词的过去分词？
• 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。
• I still can't accept talking about him in the past tense.
  我还是不习惯用过去时来谈论他。
• You must use the past tense here, I'm afraid.
  恐怕在这儿你必须使用过去时态。
• By the way, the questions were all written in the past tense.
  顺便提一下，所有的问题都是用过去时态写的。
• 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。