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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• How do you form the past tense?
  你怎样构成过去时态？
• 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。
• 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。