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- The past tense of ‘take’ is ‘took’.
take的过去式是took。
- The past tense of ‘take’ is ‘took’.
英英释义
noun
- a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
双语例句
- If you want to talk about work you did in the past, use the past tense, e.g.
如果你想谈论你过去做什么工作，用过去时态。 - 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？ - They were all concerning about the past tense and the present perfect.
那些练习题都是跟一般过去时和现在完成时有关的。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Describe experimental results uniformly in the past tense.
描述实验结果一律要用过去时态。 - You must use the past tense here, I'm afraid.
恐怕在这儿你必须使用过去时态。 - 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