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

• 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。
• 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。
• How do you form the past tense?
  你怎样构成过去时态？
• 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。
• You must use the past tense here, I'm afraid.
  恐怕在这儿你必须使用过去时态。
• You have become the past tense.
  你已成为过去式。
• 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
• B: Was. Past tense. Former life.
  以前是。过去式了。以前的生活是这样。
• 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。
• It's hard to put a friend in the past tense.
  用过去式来谈一个朋友太困难了。