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

• 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。
• How do you form the past tense?
  你怎样构成过去时态？
• 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。
• 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。
• You have become the past tense.
  你已成为过去式。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？