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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。