the past tense
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌpɑːst ˈtens]
- 美式音标 [ˌpæst ˈtens]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 过去时；一般过去时。
同根派生
英汉例句
- Add -ed to all these verbs to put them in the past tense. 把所有这些动词都加上 -ed，将它们变成过去时态。
- I think her husband must be dead - she always talks about him in the past tense. 我想她丈夫一定死了——她谈到他时老是用过去时态。
noun [ S ]
英英字典
- used to describe verb forms in many languages used for actions that have now finished. It is used by some people to refer to the past simple in English.