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

• 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。
• I can find out the rules of the verbs forms of the simple past tense.
  我能归纳出实意动词的一般过去式的构成规律。
• 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。
• 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。
• B: Was. Past tense. Former life.
  以前是。过去式了。以前的生活是这样。
• How do you form the past tense?
  你怎样构成过去时态？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。